Hawaii 2012: Itinerary

I will preface this by saying that, since this is a big trip that I’m taking with a friend, I won’t be keeping diligent notes throughout my travels – ergo, there won’t be a detailed post for each day of …

Valencia to Sevilla

Today was probably the day of the trip I was least looking forward to: a day fully in transit, from Valencia to Madrid via bus, then Madrid to Sevilla via high speed train. But Lindsay, you might ask, why not …

Valencia/Las Fallas – Day 4

Last night (well, this morning) I woke up no less than once per hour (on average) to pee. That does happen on the rare occasion that I drink considerably more than usual. Mind you, I was NOT intoxicated last night. …

Valencia/Las Fallas – Day 3

Today was one of the best days I’ve ever had.

Like, I’m talking Top 5-worthy. There wasn’t any one particular thing that happened that made it so incredible, though; it was more a combination of many things that made for …

Valencia/Las Fallas – Day 2

On my first full day in Valencia, I set out to experience all of the daily Las Fallas events. Most days followed the same schedule, with additional things happening toward the end of the festival. For that reason, I wanted …

Valencia/Las Fallas – Day 1

I had originally planned on spending a 3rd day in Madrid and most likely using it for a day trip to Toledo or Segovia. But with the crapalicious weather this week, it didn’t make sense to trek out knowing I’d …

Madrid – Day 2

I slept in til 10:15 and to my dismay, woke to the sounds of reggae playing from the hostel reception. I HATE reggae, but it was kind of funny to me because a coworker of mine loves it and I …

Madrid – Day 1

As much as I love traveling, I really hate the 24 hrs before departure. The stress, anxiety, and hassle of just getting there is pretty much the least fun thing ever. But once I’m at the airport about to board …

Spain 2011: Itinerary

I really wanted to do some big, epic trip in 2011. After several, small trips over the years that were limited by time and somewhat restricted due to traveling with friends, I wanted to just go somewhere beautiful on my …