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Marseille, meeting friends and the French Riviera
Having booked into the hotel, I thought I might go out outside to explore the surrounding neighbourhoods and see what the city was...
Jamie Shannon
Jul 24, 20159 min read


Barcelona. It's a big city
Barcelona is a gigantic city and I stayed for two days. I met up with a girl I met way back in Salamanca but she was going to see the...
Jamie Shannon
Jul 10, 20151 min read


Entering my final Spanish province. Catalunya and Barcelona
As is becoming the norm, I only expected to be in Valencia for a couple of days but alas, I ended up staying four. It was becoming quite...
Jamie Shannon
Jul 8, 201510 min read


Seville. Welcome to the hottest city in Spain
I must be honest and say that I really didn’t want to leave Seville. Being back in a lively city full of an exotic mix of characters, was...
Jamie Shannon
Jun 19, 20151 min read


Evora and my quest to find a room for the night
I then let out a tirade of abuse at him until I thought he got my point. Obviously he didn’t understand a word I had said but I felt I had d
Jamie Shannon
Jun 12, 20153 min read


Entering Spain. Religious communes and Basque Country
They invited me to their 'gathering’ in the morning in which they all got together in the hall, sang songs and praised the lord together.
Jamie Shannon
May 25, 20159 min read


Parlez vous Anglais? A few days in Paris
It felt good to be in a city again, a little crowded and hurried perhaps and completely different from the countryside, but that’s what...
Jamie Shannon
May 8, 20152 min read


Through northern France. Hello Paris
From Tournai, I continued south west across the border to Rumes. A gentleman waited on the path for me to pass, and even though I was...
Jamie Shannon
May 6, 20157 min read


Back on the road. A short ride through Belgium
After two weeks in Amsterdam and with far too much money spent, I felt it was time to leave and I left my friends boat with a stonking...
Jamie Shannon
May 5, 20155 min read
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