Barcelona To London

Note: Written 22 June 2011 I didn’t sleep the best last night then woke up at 9:00 today to breakfast, stamps for my postcards, packing my sack, writing postcards, broiling the chicken I’ve been marinating for two days, and eventually leaving for the airport London-bound. I’m currently in Paris having prosecco and caprese sandwich for [...]

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New York Jaunt And Returning To Barcelona

Me in front of Barcelona’s Arc De Triomf Note: Written 9 June 2011 29A on my transatlantic Delta flights do not recline. This is worth noting. Stop booking it. I’ve done it three times. Another highlight of this flight returning to Barcelona from New York was getting yelled at by the flight attendant for talking [...]

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Greetings From Barcelona

Well, I made it! If I say I’m going to do something, it happens. I’m finally in Spain, as I promised back on 23 March. Barcelona is beautiful. It’s overcast but warm. It’s funny meeting family that is close in relation whom you’ve never met. You completely recognize them and yet know nothing about them! [...]

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Arriving En España

Note: Written 1 June 2011 Somehow I ended up on a transatlantic flight with no internet. The same thing happened when I flew to Spain last year from JFK. Wouldn’t you think the longer flights are all the more appropriate for equipping with wifi versus that hour long flight I had to Florida? It has [...]

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I’m Off For Three Months In Europe

The only thing that could have rivaled the excitement of my first plane ticket purchase this morning is the giddiness I’m feeling after purchasing the SkyTeam Europe Pass this afternoon. I will be staying with family from my father’s side in Barcelona, most of which I have never met before. I will also have a [...]

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It’s Really Happening

After months of wrestling and plotting, I have finally made what I consider the first real step towards making this fantasy trip happen. I purchased my first plane ticket this morning. I leave May 31 for Barcelona (via Orlando and New York), arriving June 2 and return to Atlanta on September 11 from Amsterdam. The [...]

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