When I left the United States, I had found a cheap round trip flight from New York City to Barcelona, Spain. What I had thought was going to be an extended trip through all the countries of Europe, into Turkey, and across Asia actually became abbreviated into a trip that explored the Spanish Mediterranean from Barcelona to Tarifa and thence into Morocco where I met the woman of my dreams and began to pursue a different goal. My intention had also been to use Couchsurfing all the way through Europe, but what I found in Barcelona (and previously on my Amtrak trip across the USA) was that lining up CS hosts takes time and often, as a couchsurfer, you won’t have internet access, won’t have free time, or simply won’t be able to find a couch that is available. Still, my time in Spain and Gibraltar was memorable and filled with wonders as you can see in the posts below which cover that period from when I entered Spain until I got on the ferry to Morocco.
Casa Batlla and a Spanish Shoe Shine
Couchsurfing Hosts in Barcelona
Feasting and Amusements in Barcelona
Thoughts in Valencia – City of Oranges
Documentary About Morocco and Spain (Grenada)
Tarifa, the Ferry, and to Morocco
A Short Video About My Time in Spain
Coucsurfing Hosts in Spain
The Girls in Grenada
My hosts in Barcelona
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About Vago Damitio
Vago Damitio (@vagodamitio) is the Editor-in-Chief for Vagobond. He jumped ship from a sinking dotcom in 2000 and decided to reclaim his most valuable commodity, time. He bought a VW bus for $100, moved into it and set out on a journey to show the world that it was possible to live life on your own terms. That journey took him from waking up under icy blankets in the Pacific Northwest to waking up under palm tress in Southeast Asia. Three years later, his first book, Rough Living: Tips and Tales of a Vagabond was published. After diving into the Anthropology of Tourism and Electronic Anthropology at the University of Hawaii (with undeclared minors in film and surf) he hit the road again in 2008. Since that time,he's lived primarily in Morocco and Turkey, married a Moroccan girl he couchsurfed with, and become a proud father. He's been to more than 40 countries, founded a successful online travel magazine (this one!), and still doesn't have a boss. Life is good. You can also find him on Google+ and at Facebook