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classic "traveling alone one arm shot of myself"

Get it while you can!

Please note: In reality, all my tips, pages, recommendations can pretty much be considered "Off The Beaten Path". You'll either like my pages or hatehatehate them. But, I figure you can just go buy any guide in Barnes & Nobles(or loiter for hours and read them all without buying, like I do) - so why would I do the same? This is a lot of writing and effort to pass myself off like Rick Steves..... OH, and I don't really put pics of myself, family or back garden on VT. The internet still frightens me. And, in light of what is passing for travel journalism on this site, you would be wise to take all with a grain of salt.

My personal story, minus personal details.

Born Here......

This is the web, after all and we must be careful. God forbid members of my high school Spanish Club track me down and wanna go for coffee...

So, I was born in Metro Boston.

The Homeland

On The Waterfront.

At the tender age of four, I was walking, reading, writing, skiing, factoring algorithms, and according to one questionable physician, undergoing early puberty. Mum and Dad moved me, my genius, and my jealous siblings to the quaint state of New Hampshire, where I lived until I attained voting age.

The Escape!

As I grew into a wise young man, I decided I'd had my fill of chopping firewood and shoveling snow. So, I headed south to Boston, where I was partially schooled and foraged a living with my dubious knowledge of cash registers and rolling inventory.

My trip to the Jungle...

Crooklyn, Baby!

New York scared the bejesus out of me. It was dirty, frightening, depraved, dangerous and followed no rule of law. I was entranced, naturally, and moved to The Big Apple in 1994.

These were the best days of my life. After three years in Manhattan, I moved to the better borough of Brooklyn whereupon I made the mistake of sleeping with my next door neighbor.

More Poor judgement.

The Cat. Also known as "Dirty B*tch"

I moved into an apartment above a liqour store and I adopted a cat.

Go West, Young Man!

The view from my apartment

Unfortunately, I downed too much gin in the East Village and decided to move to Los Angeles. Like The Cat, this proved itself to be an unwise decision.

Not All is Lost!

The Office

Life in Los Angeles was difficult, bizarre and hugely frustrating. I won't lie. Where are the bakeries, yo?! The bagels?!! The jobs? Ah, yes...the "jobs"...

However, it was sunshine everyday and I eventually snagged a great job working in the wine industry. The cat survived cancer, I survived two gnarly car crashes, the apartment was rent controlled, and I had a running prescription for vicodin. I know, I know....practically Paradise. But, I still decided to leave the City of Angels.

In May of 2009, I sold off most of my personal belongings, put on a three piece suit and caught a flight to Barcelona, Spain. Two suitcases, one cat. I'm over a year in, at this point and no looking back! If VT allowed me to add another Chapter to this page format, I would tell you more...but for now you'll just have to visit my BCN page to follow along.....

Intro Updated Dec 16, 2011
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Written Sep 1, 2010

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TheWanderingCamel Mar 19, 2012 at 2:41 AM Report Abuse

Are they wearing shiny black hats?
KShezz Feb 7, 2012 at 1:48 PM Report Abuse

I like your writing style...I can almost "see" (or should I say smell) those hotel rooms LOL
rudysmom626 Jan 31, 2012 at 12:32 PM Report Abuse

hey there!

just reading over your Barca pages and I completely agree! I did study abroad in BCN about 5 years ago(ahh scary to think that) and I lived in El Born (just as it was getting super chichi, it wasn't so bad when I was there) and some of my favorite things were exploring the various neighborhoods and off-streets- as well as doing things like Tibidado! I'm jealous you can live there full-time! Keep up the great tips!

Blake
elhombre30 Nov 9, 2011 at 4:35 PM Report Abuse

thank you
jayhawk2000 Oct 1, 2011 at 6:34 AM Report Abuse

Still in BCN then? We're headed there at the beginning of November, save us someshine!
bennforlife Sep 1, 2010 at 2:27 PM Report Abuse

I loved your comment on my LA Driving tip. haha!
travelgourmet Jul 7, 2010 at 10:06 AM Report Abuse

thanks for visiting my Napa pages and trust that your football team does their best. good luck.
tranceperent Sep 7, 2009 at 2:02 AM Report Abuse

hi gilescorey, i am manish from mumbai, india. i am visiting barcelona from 23rd-25th september. i have posted a vt meet also. hope to see you and the other VT members of barcelona
Anita_Porec Aug 30, 2009 at 10:15 PM Report Abuse

Great article! Loved it. Thanks!
Ee-Tee Jul 20, 2009 at 4:27 AM Report Abuse

Nice comments, yours :) - may have a drink when in BCN (again, prob. soon), cannot offer you a job though :( & cannot imagine be in this city long without knowing anybody?? Grtz from B