Serena and Josh's Travels

September 2022 - June 2023

A 272-day adventure by Serena & Josh Read more

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South Africa
England
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Panama
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Honduras
El Salvador
Guatemala
Belize
Mexico
France
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Spain
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Backpacking, Beach, Couple, Hiking, Nature, Sightseeing, Sports, Surfing, Wildlife

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- Sep 27, 2022
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- Spain Plaza de la Constitución 36.721303, -4.42163736°43’17” N 4°25’18” W
Day 1
First day
September 27, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
First stop on our travels, and we arrive after 11pm into a 12 bed hostel and try to unpack without disturbing anyone. We both have the 'oh s**t!' feeling the next day of what have we got ourselves into, and what do we do now that we are actually on the trip that we spent months planning for?! Thankfully we settle in quickly and start thinking what we want to do over the next few days.Read more
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- Sep 30, 2022
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- Spain Plaza de la Constitución 36.721303, -4.42163736°43’17” N 4°25’18” W
Day 4
Malaga
September 30, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Highlights:
- Evening walking tour of Malaga
- Hike up to the castle, and walk around the alcazar
- Drinks on the rooftop bar at the hostel
- Walk at Camino del Rey

Lowlights:
- Had a minor panic when Josh couldn't transfer his rail pass onto his new phone (luckily customer support sorted this quickly!)

Food and drink:
- Spanish omelette
- Tinto de Verano - red wine, lemonade and fruit - similar to Sangria
- Fartons (a sweet bread covered in icing sugar or glazed)
- Tapas including the best olives we've ever had, albondigas (meatballs), russian salad, tuna, anchovies, croquetas and Andalusian pork stewRead more
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- Oct 3, 2022
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- Spain Plaza Nueva 37.38863, -5.9953437°23’19” N 5°59’43” W
Day 7
Sevilla
October 3, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Highlights:
- Visit to Cordoba - wander around and visit to the alcazar and Mercado Victoria
- Sevilla Vs Atletico Madrid football - the crowd and stadium were amazing even if the game was not!
- Morning walking tour
- Cyclotour around Plaza de Espana
- Flamenco show Casa del Flamenco
- The Mushrooms (Setas) of Seville just before midnight

Food and drinks:
- Tapas at Taberna del Arenal (highlights were the sirloin carbonara and orange wine)
- Brownie cheesecake (there seemed to be cheesecake shops everywhere!)
- Tapas at Bar Alfalfa (highlights were Carrillada iberica, Pollo a la alfalfa and Bacaloa a la romano)
- Tapas at Sal Gorda (highlights were Ropa Vieja, 'Bulls' tail and the coconut curry)Read more
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- Oct 6, 2022
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 662 m
- Spain Puerta del Sol 40.416705, -3.70358240°25’0” N 3°42’13” W
Day 10
Madrid
October 6, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Highlights:
- Prado museum (free evening entry)
- Sofia Reina museum (free evening entry)
- The palace (you guessed it... Free evening entry)
- Walking tour
- Real Madrid Champions League match
- Row boat on the lake at Retiro Park
- Toledo for the afternoon
- Manchego cheese and local wine tasting

Food and drinks:
- World's tallest lemon meringue pie at Los Porfiados
- Churros and Porras (like fat churros!) with hot chocolate at San Gines (multiple trips, too good!)Read more
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- Oct 9, 2022
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 28 m
- Spain Plaça de l'Ajuntament 39.469707, -0.37633539°28’11” N 0°22’35” W
Day 13
Valencia
October 9, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Highlights:
- Lots of chill time in the park
- Bike tour
- Views of the city from El Micalet church tower
- Museum of Science
- Valencia Community Day parade and fireworks

Lowlights:
- Not having enough time to go to more museums and the aquarium (which was out of our backpacker budget range!)

Food and drinks:
- Paella, paella and more paella!
- Agua de Valencia (very delicious, very strong cocktail using freshly squeezed orange juice)
- Orange juice
- Horchata and fartonsRead more
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- Oct 10, 2022
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 76 m
- Spain Placa de Hospital 41.979301, 2.81994441°58’45” N 2°49’12” E
Day 14
Girona
October 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Highlights:
- Walking along the city walls
- Seeing the bridges and coloured houses

Food and drinks:
- Ice cream - lemon, dark chocolate, mango and 'malaga'
- Xuixo - a pastry filled with flavoured cream, we bought a selection!Read more
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- Oct 13, 2022
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 179 m
- France Lyon 02 45.757814, 4.83201145°45’28” N 4°49’55” E
Day 17
Lyon
October 13, 2022 in France ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Highlights:
- Seeing wild flamingos out of the window of the train on the way to Lyon
- Food market in the main square - lots of free samples!
- Food tour (and all the food in general)
- Basilica Notre Dame
- Tete D'Or park
- Free zoo where we saw red pandas

Food and drinks:
- Food market and bought some pastries, brioche and sweets
- Had lunch of typical Lyon food at Le Laurencin, including Pike quenelle, onion soup, Lyonnaise salad, and saucisson
- Food tour of Lyon including cheese, wine, dried meat (Jesus and rosette), silk worker's brain (which is actually a cheese dip!), egg and wine soup, chocolate and stout, and praline tart
- Meal at Le Poleon D'Or, again with salad Lyonnaise, as well as chicken supreme and pannacotta - yum!Read more
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- Oct 15, 2022
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Altitude: 491 m
- Switzerland Lausanne 46.521827, 6.63270346°31’19” N 6°37’58” E
Day 19
Lausanne
October 15, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Highlights:
- The Cathedral and the views of the city from outside
- Walking along the lake
- The ice hockey match
- Had a bath!
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- Oct 16, 2022
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Altitude: 1,619 m
- Switzerland Zermatt Station 46.024573, 7.74812946°1’28” N 7°44’53” E
Day 20
Zermatt
October 16, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Highlights:
- The Airbnb with the views of the Matterhorn from our bedroom!
- The Five Lakes walk - relatively easy walk with amazing views and great weather
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- Oct 19, 2022
- 🌧 24 °C
- Altitude: 1,814 m
- Switzerland Punt Ota 46.489993, 9.90429746°29’24” N 9°54’15” E
Day 23
Pontresina
October 19, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Highlights:
- The Glacier Express from Zermatt to Pontresina with gorgeous scenery
- Gondola up to Diavolezza and hike to Mont Pers
- Walk along Lago Bianco to Alp grum Station
- Wander around Poschiavo
- Easy walk to Monteratsch glacier and around the waterfalls
- Short walk into Val Roseg

Food and drinks:
- Breakfast and dinner were included at the Youth Hostel so we had food cooked for us for the first time in Switzerland!Read more
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