I usually only run the bulls once during a trip but since I didn’t get into the bullring, I decided to take another try at it.  I woke up the two Australian guys in the room next to mine.  They were hesitant the night before about running but by persuasiveness won out.  I needed to [...]

Pictured: The last photo of Mini Loco taken in Russia.

Mini Loco is gone.  He had a heroic last stand in Pamplona at the Running of the Bulls.  He joined me for my first run and was attached to my traditional red sash.  I don’t know if he was excited to attend his first "Bull Running" [...]

"At noon on Sunday, the sixth of July, the fiesta exploded.  There is no other way to describe it."
"The things that happened could only have happened during a fiesta.
Everything became quite unreal finally and it seemed as though nothing
could have any consequences. It seemed out of place to think of
consequences during the fiesta."

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Dear Gentle Reader:
I am off to my fourth San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain.  Wish me luck.  I will be back blogging next week when I will catch up with my adventures in Scotland, Austria and Russia.  Have a great weekend.  Sam

We took a night bus to Malaga from Barcelona.  It was torturous.  The seats were small and the people in front of me wanted to recline their seats as far as they could.  I did my best to get some sleep but it was off and on.  Once we arrived in town, we looked for [...]

After the crazy weekend at the Grand Prix, I spent the last two days in Nice, France holed up in my hostel.  I spent most of the time on my computer.  I used the time to watch a few movies and catch up on the blog. 
Our next big location was Morocco and the city [...]