I feel trapped, restricted and aimless. My feelings are not positive and they certainly are not productive. There are times that I use my negative thoughts to propel me forward, they can also help me to prepare for undesired outcomes. The more outcomes you are aware of, the more ready you are to receive them. …
Tenerife – North or South?
Tenerife is small island with a North and South part that differ quite a bit from one another. With a volcano in the middle, the climates can differ dramatically. Tenerife is an incredibly beautiful and diverse place to visit. So what are you waiting for?! Back in November, I took a cheap flight from Barcelona …
Heading into the Big Badalona Woods
The other day, I headed straight to Sants Estacio to make my way to Badalona. It’s a municipality just North-East of Barcelona, check out the map below for the exact location. Once I had arrived, my initial intention was to just walk straight up north into the large green area. I was going to take …
Monestir de Pedralbes
This post is about a monastery, the monastery of Pedralbes or as the locals know it, those that know of its existence that is, Monestir de Pedralbes. I found out about this place through my trusty navigator, Google Maps. It’s a useful tool when you know you want to explore somewhere new in your area …
To Tibidabo
Ever since re-watching episodes of Friends and seeing that one episode where Joey tells the story of how he was backpacking through Western Europe and hiking up Mount Tibidabo, it was a sort of reminder of how close I am to such amazing feats, that I must take advantage of. Where is it? Assuming my …
Learning Spanish
When you’ve lived in a foreign country for more than nine months and still aren’t semi-conversational in the language, it’s probably time to start taking classes. I have tried to learn Spanish by myself through using Babbel, Duolingo, many other apps, general self-study and multiple other methods, except one, sitting in a classroom with others …