España & the Canary Islands.

One morning Alyssa and I grabbed cappuccinos and croissants at a café near our hostel before meeting her friend Sara for a morning of shopping. Antonio Gaudi’s inspiring architecture can be found throughout Barcelona. His work, inspired by natural forms, is unlike any other and can be identified effortlessly. The Gaudi Museum was a beautiful representation of his work.


A delicious sushi and wok dinner with Sara's Spanish boyfriend Fran concluded our first few days in Barcelona. Erly the next morning, we traveled to Grand Canary Island in the south of Spain. The island is full of small resort villages nestled in the rocky, mountainous landscape. Sara, Alyssa and I spent the few days there on the beautiful beaches and near our hotel at the top of one of the coastal mountains. During the day, we packed sandwiches and soaked up the sun. At night, we joined the European tourists at the local pubs, enjoying the entertainment of DJs and live musicians. Back in Barcelona for Easter weekend we checked into a hostel in La Plaza Riel, visited the Picasso museum, Labyrinth Park, Razzmatazz dance club (with 5 levels, each with their own DJ) and Gaudi’s famous work-in-progress, the Sagrada Familia. We met for a lunch of seafood paella, before I was sent off to Italy for the next leg of my European journey.