RTW2007: Barcelona

jani — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:25:43 -0700

I'll start with a confession: before this trip, I had never visited Barcelona before, and in fact the entirety of my Spanish experience was limited to a visit to Madrid almost 20 years ago. Plan A was Dubai, cancelled on account of intolerably hot weather this time of year, but despite everybody I talked to urging me to visit Barcelona my impression prior to visiting had, somehow, been largely negative: dirty, crumbling, expensive, full of scams and ripoffs, and above all filled with ravenous pickpockets.

Earthquakes, Gamblers, Pirates and Oysters: Around the World in 60 Days

jani — Thu, 17 May 2007 09:02:44 -0700

It all started with an excuse. I "needed" to visit a conference of marginal utility (but serious potential for fun) in Puerto Rico, which would be located 11913 miles away from Singapore if there was a non-stop flight, which there of course isn't.

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RTW2007: Barcelona

Earthquakes, Gamblers, Pirates and Oysters: Around the World in 60 Days