My solo journey of the heart and World
Travels from Fall of 2022
When I met Bart and Alice in Colombia, they were traveling around South America for 6 months. They lived in Brussels but were so excited that they just bought an old home in a small village where Alice spent her childhood summers and where her mother now lived. Pradelles Carbardes had between 80-100 inhabitants but the population …
I ended up staying an extra night in Carcassonne before heading to the French countryside to visit my friends Alice and Bart, the couple I had met when they were traveling in Colombia. I felt I needed to extend the stay by a day because due to some unforeseen circumstances, I had to conduct a work …
I had made a reservation earlier in the week to visit the Salvador Dali house museum and was scheduled to go today at 3:00pm. They take tours of about 10 people every 15 minutes or so. I worked that morning and then walked back to the port town where we tried to kayak several days before as …
I woke up and had a coffee and muffin at the local café, Bar Casino, where everyone, locals and tourists alike, stopped to grab a bite, a coffee, a beer and then headed southeast along the waterfront following the route to get to the trail to the lighthouse, Far de Cala Nans. It was a moderate …
The days sort of blend together for some reason from Cadaques on, perhaps I am not taking as good of notes as I have before and struggle with the details and order of things. But my time in Cadaques was spent working, just wandering the hilly narrow stoned streets of the village and along the waterfront …
The day I was leaving Girona just before midday, I walked to the bus station, about 15 minutes and waited around for the bus to Cadaques. The bus was not as crowded as the train was that I had to take to get to Girona and I had the row to myself for the 2 hour …
The spa day was very nice. My day started with an early morning walk along the old city walls and ramparts that stood between my apartment and the spa. Early by Girona standards though. Certainly not what I would call an early start in my domestic life. At 8:45am, I walked from the apartment along the river …
I normally choose my accommodations on a 3 or 4 factors and sometimes it is hotels, sometimes it is hostels and sometimes I do Airbnb either renting a room only or renting an entire place. My criteria boils down to price; location as it relates to walkability from train or bus station and proximity to the …
Because I missed out on the kayaking and had some time to spare, I decided I would treat myself and I was inspired by the tour of the ancient bathhouse the other day. I have gone to several bathhouses/hammams/spas in various countries and I am a big fan. So I looked online and they did have …
I took it easy doing some laundry and some work to catch up and booked a history and food walking tour in English for the following day. Girona was bigger than I thought it would be and I was staying about 20 minutes walking from the old walled city. I always like getting a tour so I …