Jamie ShannonJul 13, 20157 minArriving back in France. Five km\h is a good speedAlthough 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...
Jamie ShannonJul 10, 20151 minBarcelona. It's a big cityBarcelona 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...
Jamie ShannonJul 8, 201510 minEntering my final Spanish province. Catalunya and BarcelonaAs 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...
Jamie ShannonJun 29, 20159 minGranada, Murcia and Valencia. Along the Costa BlancaI 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...
Jamie ShannonJun 25, 20159 minSeville to Granada. A long hard slog through the mountainsHaving 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...
Jamie ShannonJun 19, 20151 minSeville. Welcome to the hottest city in SpainI 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...
Jamie ShannonJun 19, 20158 minBack in Spain. Oh Seville you shouldn't havebut the sheer carelessness of the drivers and ferociousness of their dogs kept me from really enjoying it.
Jamie ShannonJun 9, 20157 minSalamanca to Portugal. Yet more tyres issues but help is on handHaving spent four days enjoying my time as a backpacker in Salamanca and relinquishing from my bank account more euros than I care to...
Jamie ShannonJun 2, 20157 minThe Spanish Heartland. Castilla Y Leon and the high plateauYesterday 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...
Jamie ShannonJun 1, 20157 minBasque 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...
Jamie ShannonMay 25, 20159 minEntering Spain. Religious communes and Basque CountryThey invited me to their 'gathering’ in the morning in which they all got together in the hall, sang songs and praised the lord together.