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Granada, Spain
August 18, 2011
in Europe, Granada, Round the World, Spain, travel

My first day in Granada.

When I checked into my hostel in Granada the guy at reception said "woah, you're staying for a long time." It's true. It seems a place that most people only book for 2 to 3 nights and I had booked 7. Outside of the Ahlumbra...

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Flamenco in Sevilla, Spain
August 17, 2011
in Europe, Round the World, Sevilla, Spain, travel

The words you’ve been waiting to hear.

I couldn't really see the flamenco concert. Too many people were in front of me, including the four girls I had come to the bar with. They also all had mojitos because one of the girls went to get them and asked everyone but me...

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Seville Cathedral in Sevilla, Spain
August 16, 2011
in Europe, Round the World, Sevilla, Spain, travel

Seville Cathedral in Sevilla, Spain

Seville Cathedral in Sevilla, Spain...

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Bar Crawl in Sevilla, Spain
August 16, 2011
in Europe, Round the World, Sevilla, Spain, travel

l’un parle bien, l’autre se tait

When I'm miserable I can wax poetic about how gut wrenchingly awful I'm feeling. But when I'm happy I seem to just say, "today was awesome" and post a bunch of photos with no explanation. So maybe I should strive to stay miserable so I will...

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Beers in Sevilla, Spain
August 13, 2011
in Bad Decisions, Europe, relationships, Round the World, Sevilla, Spain, travel

Can we establish a new rule?

It's come time for a new rule to be put into place: no hooking up with anyone who didn't see at least some of the 1980s. I think that's fair. Don't you? Some of my friends seem to think I need to have this "I'm on...

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Not hot tub in our Sevilla, Spain hostel.
August 10, 2011
in Europe, food, Round the World, Sevilla, Spain, travel

Tapas and Flamenco and [N][H]ot Tubs.

A tapas crawl in Sevilla, Spain...

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Sevilla, Spain
August 9, 2011
in Europe, Round the World, Sevilla, Spain, travel

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

My third day in Sevilla I woke up still coughing and with a nose still so stuffed up it was hard to breathe. But I couldn't go three whole days in Spain without leaving my hostel. So on my third and fourth days I forced...

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Paella in my Sevilla hostel
August 8, 2011
in Europe, Round the World, Sevilla, Spain, travel

Your Spanish Lullaby in Sevilla, Spain.

I hardly left my hostel my first two days in Sevilla, Spain. I'd been starting to feel sick in Paris and my last night there was restless. I hardly slept and ended up waking up far too early in the morning to pack my bags...

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Steak tartar in Paris, France
August 7, 2011
in Europe, food, France, Paris, Round the World, travel

Snips and snails.

What I ate in Paris...

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Notre Dame in Paris, France
August 6, 2011
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I love Paris when it drizzles.

I love Paris in the spring time. I love Paris in the fall. I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles. I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles. - Cole Porter   Paris might not have been the escape I was hoping for: my...

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Hi, I’m Val. I spent most of my 20s in a standstill, unable to pick which path in life I wanted to take. I wanted the nomadic life of a traveler but also wanted the husband, the condo, and the teal couch. Unable to decide which life I wanted more, I did nothing. I lived my life in limbo. When I turned 30 I’d had enough of putting my life on hold and decided to start “choosing my figs.” So, I quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to Europe. After 3 years on the road I’m back in Chicago, exploring the city, learning guitar, decorating my apartment in too much teal, cuddling my cats, and planning my next adventures.

            

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