I think, therefore I am' - René Descartes 1596 - 1650
I had about an hour to explore a less glamorous area of Toulouse before my bus left for Montpellier. After a few blocks of dirty beige storefronts and boarded-up windows, I stumbled on this wall painting....
Pont Neuf (translates: “New Bridge”, catchy name, eh?) is a relatively recent version at this particular crook in the river La Garonne having been constructed in 1632. It’s predecessor was started in 1125 by a Benedictine...
Traveling on a budget exposes the tourist to unique experiences. At 3:00am I woke up and began to consider my options for today. Recent experience has taught me that waiting to the last minute and...
As I walked off of the Camino trail onto the city streets of Irun, the foremost thought on my mind was a cold Coca Cola with ice and lemon slices. I stopped into my first opportunity...
I walked into Pasai around 1:00pm and decided to not press for Irun today. It was a fairly strenuous 7.6km already and the temps were only going to rise for the rest of the afternoon....
Today’s task list included: (Always exercising my inner project manager) Checkout of 60€/day Txingurri pension in Astigarraga Check in to 35€/day hostel in San Sebastián Research the Camino from San Sebastián to Irun....
First, I need to retract yesterday’s inaccurate characterization of San Sebastián. It is not like Miami and it is not built particularly for tourism. San Sebastián was a thriving international commercial seaport long before Ponce de...