I was just surfing the internet today and came across a really good resource for people traveling throughout Spain and the world. The site is called Wikitravel and is set up somewhat like Wikipedia in that it can be edited by anyone; however, instead of providing encyclopedia entries, Wikitravel provides travel guides. I typed a few Spanish cities into the search engine on the site and was able to get some pretty good information on tourist attractions in the cities that I had searched for. You may want to check it out — perhaps the site can help you plan your next trip to Spain (or anywhere else in the world for that matter). Continue reading this post…
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Well, there they are: my two large suitcases, my carry-on, and my two boxes of crap to send to Spain. Just looking at this stuff makes my back start to hurt. I can only imagine what it will be like when I actually get to Spain and have to tote my pile of stuff from the Madrid Airport the whole way to Burgos all by myself. Continue reading this post… The countdown has finally begun. After a year of planning, filling out applications, and going through numerous levels of bureaucratic red tape, I’m finally about to set out once again for Spain. In fact, in slightly under two weeks’ time I’ll be teaching English under the scholarship and “living it up” in Burgos with my new Spanish flat mates. As I start to dust off my suitcases and make the lists of things that I need to bring with me, the thought that I’m actually going to be living in Spain for a pretty substantial amount of time is starting to become real to me. Continue reading this post…
Soon I’ll be packing to go to Spain; but, before I can pack, I have to make sure that all my electrical devices – computer, digital camera, MP3 player, etc. – will work with the voltage abroad. In order to be sure that my “gadgets” will work abroad, I did a little research online about the differences between electricity in the USA and electricity in Spain. Here’s what I found out. Continue reading this post… Now that I have my visa and my plane ticket to go to Spain, my next logical step in preparing to leave for Burgos in September is to start looking for housing. The best way that I know for finding a place to live in Spain is the old-fashioned way: scouring the papers and classified ads for available apartments. And that’s exactly what I plan to do over the next few weeks. Continue reading this post… I was just surfing the web and came across a really great site for tourists planning on traveling to Spain. The site is http://www.spain.info and it contains a wealth of information about where to go and what to see in Spain. It also includes some great historic and cultural information about the various areas/regions of Spain. Continue reading this post… |
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