I’m back from the inter rail trip round Spain and it was wonderful. I flew into Valencia then took a train to Madrid. From there I checked out Cadiz, Cordoba, Seville, Almeria, Salamanca, Avila and Alicante. I even hooked up with a chick who knows Harrison Ford. She made friends with him when he was filming Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade in Almeria.

Now it’s England for the summer and there is the World Cup football to keep everyone occupied and hopeful for the time being. I watched a slightly better performance today, with England beating Slovenia 1-0. Did I ever mention that totally nutty Slovenian chick I hooked up with? Teja was her name. From Ljubljana. I met with her in Ireland and she was nothing like I expected. We went out separate ways after I diagnosed her with some kind of mental / low self esteem problem that manifested itself in self-destructive behaviour. I bailed out and wrote her off as a learning experience.

So, not all HBs are worth the effort. Some are plain nuts and not worth dealing with. That was a big learning experience. They might look good but are simply not worth going anywhere near because they can wreck your own sanity and happiness. Thankfully, there ARE nomal chicks out there. I know because I’m with one now. You just have to do a bit of travelling to get that worthwhile pick up.

And to aid us in our search, you will helpfully find in Alicante:

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So, I finally got my holiday booked. I fly to Spain from 7-18 June. There is so much to see so I also bought an inter rail ticket.

You can get train passes that last the full month but as my trip is less than 2 weeks, I went for the 6 days within one month. This allows some flexibility to see lots of new places and saves money, especially on long distance journeys.