ONE of the best things about Spain is its sheer ability to cater to almost every budget. And in no case is this more true than its public transport. With 900km of countryside lying between the Spanish port city Valencia and Portugal’s capital, Lisbon (and with the clock ticking on our 12 month European visa) we’ve decided to […]
LEAVING Barcelona is tough – tougher than I ever thought it would be. It’s not just the sunshine, wide leafy streets (a rarity in Europe) the first class infrastructure and the beautiful people – it’s the fact it’s bucked the negative brand. For months leading up to our Spanish leg cyclists and backpackers alike warned us off “crime-riddled” Barcelona, claiming […]
BRIGHT, glorious sunshine beats down on my face as I stand on the side of the road in a small village brimming with sandstone villas, brasseries and cliffside mansions. It’s an irresistible scene of coastal paradise and for the first time in months it feels as though summer is, finally, just around the corner. For weeks […]
