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Pamplona, Spain
Pamplona: Where the Bulls Run Wild Only a 5-6 hour bus ride from Barcelona, Pamplona can be the highlight of your trip to Spain. The San Fermin festival, which features the Running of the Bulls, was a main highlight of my time there. My AirBnB host said that Pamplona, outside of this festival, is relatively quiet. However, during the festival, this town is absolutely overflowingwith people and fun! Day 1: After a hot bus ride into Pamplona and a trek to our AirBnB, my companion and I ditched the backpacks and found some dinner in the winding streets enclosed by looming buildings. A quick German beer and discussion with other American…
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Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona: The City of Sunshine and Stairs For a larger city, Barcelona has a very relaxed feel. It mixes the beach with a booming downtown shopping area. Mix in gelato on every street, and it literally has it all. My time in Barcelona was very relaxed and unstructured. Instead of planning everything out, I slept in, leisurely hopped onto busses and subways, and wandered into local restaurants for food. It was very different from Madrid! Day 1: After hustling off of our bus and up 4 flights of stairs to our AirBnB, we walked around this bustling city. Soaking in the sights really works up an appetite, so we wandered…
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Madrid, Spain
Take the Rojo line to Madrid… I need to get one thing straight before I even discuss Madrid, Spain. When you do not book sleeping rooms on an overnight train, they are simply and without a doubt, the worst thing you will ever experienced in your life. I preferred my 24 hour flight to New Zealand, which was filled with crying children, to my 6 hour train ride to Madrid. NEVER BOOK AN OVERNIGHT TRAIN WITHOUT A SLEEPING CABIN. It is worth the extra cash! Day 1: So, after a 4 hour bus ride from Lagos to Lisbon, we caught a night train into Madrid, Spain. Madrid is not a…
