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I took the train 14 hours from Santiago to Barcelona. Trains are expensive compared to Flixbus and don’t run on time. I stayed at a good hostel, the Mediterranean Hostel. It has great front desk employees. SAGRADA FAMILIA  The Sagrada … Continue reading →

I took the Flixbus from Barcelona to Genoa (14 hours, ~22€). Arriving at 21:30, I believed that the hostel was closed at 22:00 and had a mad walk from the bus depot to the hostel, but it stayed open later. … Continue reading →

Rome – Jan 19-26, 2018 TIPS for Rome   1. Buy the Roma Pass. It comes as 48 hours (~28€ – includes 1 museum) or 72 hours (~38€ – includes 2 museums). Besides the museums, it basically covers the Coliseum, Palatine, … Continue reading →

Portugal Dec 28-Jan 8 2018 Flying always leaves one exhausted, but these are always long days: a healthy walk to the bus, a BC ferry from Nanaimo to Vancouver at 8:30, a flight at 23:30 on AirTransat ($458 one-way, a … Continue reading →

CAMINO PORTUGUÉS There are many pilgrim paths to Santiago, but the Camino Portugués is the most intimately connected with the life and ministry of St James, as well as to his death and burial. It was along this route at … Continue reading →

Capital and largest city. Lisbon 38°46′N 9°9′W Official languages. Portuguese; Recognised regional languages. Mirandese spoken in some villages of the municipality of Miranda do Douro, was officially recognized in 1999 awarding it an official right-of-use. Portuguese Sign Language is also recognized. Ethnic groups (2011) 96.3% Portuguese. 3.7% others Religion (2011). 81.0% Roman Catholic.  3.3% other Christians, … Continue reading →

LISBON Portuguese: Lisboa, is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with a population of 552,700, within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Its urban area extends beyond the city’s administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the 11th-most populous … Continue reading →

Capital failure – Why the Palestinians have never felt so despondent Blame poor leaders, distracted neighbours and a stalled peace process Dec 19th 2017. Economist Even by the standards of the peace process, this may be a new low. President Donald … Continue reading →

CRESTON & AREA West (Selkirks) Creston Valley Wildlife Management Centre Δ Creston Mountain Balancing Rock Trail  Fern Forest Trail  Summit Creek Trail Corn Creek Giant Cedar  Corn Creek Falls  ΔM Mt Rykert  East (Purcells) Billy Goat Bluffs  Δ Arrow Mt (Goat Mt/Lady Slipper … Continue reading →

This Economist piece was written in August. It is now almost New Year’s and the Donald’s behaviour has only gotten worse. Everyone says “Why doesn’t he just do this way?” whenever he violates all decency. The best description I saw … Continue reading →