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Talking to Tangerines

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

As I took the ferry from Spain to Morocco, I was mentally preparing myself for the touts, scams, and “fake guides” I’ve heard all the warnings about. I arrive in Tanger, and these turn out to be comparatively minor problems, and easily dealt with – “No thank you”, repeat 5 times.
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Andalucia, Spain

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Spain is divided into several distict regions. Madrid is in Castilla, Barcelona is in Catalonia (and has its own language, Catalan), and the area in the southwest of Spain, where I spent my last week or so, known as Andalucia.
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Hola from Spain, Part Uno

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
I´m a little behind on my updates here, but I´ll try to remember the important bits. My first, very brief stop in Spain was a town called Figueres which is known for one thing - the home of Salvador ... [Continue reading this entry]

Bonjour and Au Revoir, France

Friday, May 18th, 2007
Ah, Paris... such a short time (1 day) yet much to do. I arrived at 6:00 am from London (via bus-boat-bus), and set out to see everything in Paris in one day. I totally failed, but did manage ... [Continue reading this entry]

English Countryside

Saturday, May 12th, 2007
To get a good idea of what the college towns of Cambridge and Oxford are like, just imagine what Lawrence would look like if KU had been founded, not 100 years ago, but nearly 1,000 years ago. Cambridge  ... <a href=[Continue reading this entry]

More London

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Here are a few more things of interest when I was in London. There's a place in Hyde Park called Speaker's Corner, where anyone can get up and talk about whatever they want, while people listen...or not. I couldn't ... [Continue reading this entry]

First Stop – Jolly Ol’ London

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Well I made it safe and sound to England, and have been doing quite a bit of sightseeing in my first couple days. My hostel is nice, in a quiet neighborhood but just a few blocks from a Tube station ... [Continue reading this entry]