Madrid and coming home

Madrid has been restful and great... finished a book and just had my last dinner in Madrid... I'm packing up.... I'll arrive in Boston at 4pm U.S. time. See you there.

Thanks for reading my travel blog...

A week in Barcelona

Barcelona was great. I spent a week there, mostly alone. I had tons of time to myself which I desperately needed to think and write and draw and walk... it was lovely... I felt extremely free to go and do or not go and do, whatever my mind decided.

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Barcelona, take 3

Hey all... I made it to Barcelona via cargo ship! I got a bed this time on the boat and it was so worth it. I had my own room... woke up feeling super motion sick this morning but after taking some meds I enjoyed the rest of the ride (21 hours total). Now I'm at my hostel after walking around for a bit. The plan is to stay here a few nights and travel to Madrid... 

Beginning My Trek Home

Today is December 1st and I just received my debit card in the mail which means I can be on my way. I have 16 days left in Europe. Thursday I'm taking the cargo ship from Rome to Barcelona (20 hrs) so I'll arrive Friday. I'm going to try something new. It's called couchsurfing and it's a legitimate site with listings of people with verified profiles interested in letting people sleep on their couches. It's free and you get a local's view of the city, sounds good to me. My 2 objectives in Barcelona will be 1.) To shop for winter clothes... I have nodda and 2.) To make a video of my travels to show friends and family. So after a few days or a week in Barcelona I'll make my way to Maria in Madrid around the 10th- 13th of December. Wish me luck.