Ever since I left Spain in 2003 I had the aspiration of coming back. After some serious thought during my trip in south east asia I decided to give it an honest shot, so I booked a trip to spend a month in Spain to get connected and of course, also meet up with old and new friends.
First stop – Palma de Mallorca. I met Roberto in the Philippines while practicing my backrolls. My first time in Mallorca, and I really enjoyed it!
Second stop – Valencia. Yes! Café con leche y croissaint. The breakfast of champions!
We visited some kind of food and wine event. In the end more wine than food…
A lot of protests going on against the way the government handled the economy.
Dinner at 12, Spanish style :-) We managed to get the food just before the kitchen closed.
Breakfast after a night out.
Alberto prepared a Paella
Some friends from the University and the first time in a looong while I met up with Roberto!
And off to Madrid…
I met up with the Madrileños Ruben, David and Fernando that I met on the Phillipines
Crazy guys… NEVER a dull moment with them around!
The day after I met up with my old Uni buddy Antonio.
And took the train down to Barcelona..
By this time I had a pretty full booked calendar. Incredible, I managed to arrange on average 2-3 meetings per day and through referrals of all the nice people I got to know I ended up with a really great network.
