Spain

$Arriving back in France. Five km\h is a good speed$

Jamie Shannon

Arriving back in France. Five km\h is a good speed

Although I really enjoyed my time in Barcelona, I felt the same way I always feel when in a large city. I felt frustration; with having...

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Barcelona. It's a big city

Barcelona is a gigantic city and I stayed for two days. I met up with a girl I met way back in Salamanca but she was going to see the...

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Entering my final Spanish province. Catalunya and Barcelona

As is becoming the norm, I only expected to be in Valencia for a couple of days but alas, I ended up staying four. It was becoming quite...

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Granada, Murcia and Valencia. Along the Costa Blanca

I had studied my map with some interest for several days now looking for possible routes east, but it was all to no avail. Because of the...

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Seville to Granada. A long hard slog through the mountains

Having said goodbye to the staff and guests, I made my way south east through the city before finding a cycle path that took me through...

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Seville. Welcome to the hottest city in Spain

I must be honest and say that I really didn’t want to leave Seville. Being back in a lively city full of an exotic mix of characters, was...

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Back in Spain. Oh Seville you shouldn't have

but the sheer carelessness of the drivers and ferociousness of their dogs kept me from really enjoying it.

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Salamanca to Portugal. Yet more tyres issues but help is on hand

Having spent four days enjoying my time as a backpacker in Salamanca and relinquishing from my bank account more euros than I care to...

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The Spanish Heartland. Castilla Y Leon and the high plateau

Yesterday was a tough one, what with the heat and all. No doubt about it. Opening my eyes today, I prayed for a little cloud, maybe some...

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Basque Country and entering the Spanish interior. Coastal roads and intense heat.

Setting off today meant a continuation of the climb I had started when I arrived in San Sebastian. I’m really not sure if this part makes...

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Entering Spain. Religious communes and Basque Country

They invited me to their 'gathering’ in the morning in which they all got together in the hall, sang songs and praised the lord together.

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