April 23, 2008

So, here’s the first itinerary for my upcoming trip.

19 Aug - Depart 2:4oPM. Arrive in Madrid 20th Aug 09:15 after a layover in Zurich. (What can I say, cheap flights…)

20th take train to Seville then holiday around Andalucia (region of Southern Spain)

27th boat to Tangier, Morocco or Ceuta, an outpost of Spain at the top of Morocco.

30th flight from Fez, Morocco to Barcelona.

2nd Sep, day trip to Andorra.

6th return to Madrid.

During the next while I’ll be staying in Madrid but flying to places like Lisbon for short periods of time.

Dec 1-8 travel around Spain. Maybe ski and snowboard.

9th fly to Singapore to spend time with a friend for a few days.

14th go home.

I’ve never been to Texas but I definitely plan on getting down there some day. Something that seems to strike me about Texas is they have a pretty good lifestyle.

So when I came across this website featuring gorgeous Texas lake real estate, this perception was only enhanced in my mind.

Eagle Mountain Reserve is a planned community going up on Lake Buchanan. Check this picture of the area out :

Call me ignorant but I had no idea Texas was so lush? And it has wineries, too! I’m packing my bags already….

The website does all it can to inform you, even providing a buyers guide for you to receive.

The estate, which is 70mi from Austin, is 118 acres and set in the rugged Texas hill country. Another wonderful feature is that there is a marina nearby for those who love watersports. And even if you don’t love getting out on a boat, everyone loves a water view!

Cola Cao is a high energy chocolate drink sold in Spain and a few other countries.

Why am I talking about it?

Because you can do some simply awesome things with it - such as using it as a flamethrower.

Check out the videos listed on
this blog post.

While in Spain I can definitely see myself buying a jar of this stuff to take home and show off with. It’s going to rock. Also if it works well, I will bring it back to help light my barbecue which is pretty hard to light sometimes.

See, this is the type of stuff you encounter when you open yourself up to the world just a little bit!