Never Goodbye, Just See You Later

Today was a very bittersweet day. Today is Bryce, Nicole and Mike’s last day in Europe. Nicole, Bryce, and I have traveled on and off together for two weeks. We definitely didn’t plan for it to happen, but we simply became friends and merged together as one travel...

A Bit of Deja Vu

Sometimes when a day is so great, you just have to do it again. And that’s precisely what we did today. We packed up our beach bags and headed back out for another day of salt water and sun. Because Valencia is relatively cheap, a lounge chair and beach umbrella cost...

One Big Paella For the Table

I’m going to be honest, we were super lazy today. And therefore, I don’t have much to comment about. Our goals for the day included: Go to the beach Get a tan Eat lots of ice cream Nap Jump into the ocean Get a huge dish of paella to share Check, check, check, check,...

Carlos Went Flyin’

Having now been in Valencia for a week, I feel like I’ve reached local status. I’ve scoped out the best restaurants and gelato shops, I’ve haggled for better deals, and I’ve frequented the laundromat more times than I would have preferred. So when the gang wanted to...

Feliz Cumpleanos, Mike

Earlier this morning, Nicole, Bryce, and Mike arrived into Valencia by train. It was Mike’s birthday, and we were almost ready for the birthday festivities to commence. However — none of us recovered from La Tomatina well. Still exhausted from the past few chaotic...