After 6 weeks in Spain, I have not yet synced to Spanish lifestyle. I haven’t adopted the rhythm of life. I wake up and there is not much going on: a few folks prepping for the day. So, I wonder about, see the sights, ogle the architecture. Until I get hungry. It’s then I realize […]
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Zaragosa! Sitting west of Barcelona and west of Madrid, Zaragosa is flat and hot – well, hot when I was there; but no one else seemed to mind, so maybe it’s just plain hot. Unless you are in the center of the old city, everything is beautifully laid out: spacious and grand. In the oldest
I left Barcelona by high-speed train bound for Girona. The 120-mph train journey took 40 minutes and cost about $20. That’s a bargain in my book. Not much to see along the way – lots of tunnels, some hilly terrain, and that’s about it. But Girona is a real breath of fresh air. Girona is
As you know, this blog is not a minute-by-minute travel blog. It is a what’s-going-on, am-I-still-alive, what-are-my-general-thoughts travel blog. Yes. I am still alive. I spent my first week in Spain visiting the city of Barcelona. Yep, it’s pronounced ‘Barthelona’ – ‘c+i’ and ‘c+e’ get the ‘th’ treatment, so get used to the lisp. You’ll
I know I promised you Barcelona, but first the flight over. I don’t sleep on flights. Part of the reason is my aviation career, where sleeping was frowned upon, and part is economy seating (pretty sure they were outlawed by the Geneva Convention). So, when I found an affordable business class ticket with, get this,
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Sell condo. Check. Sell camper. Check. Sell stuff. Store stuff. Donate stuff. Check, check and check. What’s left? Let’s see… change address. A quick search shows that Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire (with some exceptions), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming do not tax personal income. Actually, change address, and residency, to a state