h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well, apparently this is one of the rumoured 45 days a year when the sun doesn´t shine in Marbella - I´ve just been walking along the waterfront, and I may as well have been in Salthill in Galway! More palm trees here I s´pose... Went out drinking last night with 2 girls from the hostel, and caught up with my old flatmate Jorge, which was good fun Slept most of today as a result, but hell, I am on holiday!

The last few days have been good - I went to Cartagena, Almeria and Malaga - all of which were lovely, notwithstanding the guidebooks suggestions to the contrary. Have to admit I spent a moderate amount of time wandering the shops - I´ve been so good lately (altho i still have too much stuff!) partly cos Galway´s shopping is pretty limited... And trying on clothes when u have to peel off 4 layers in order to do so is a total pains in the backside! But aprt from that, I´ve almost reached saturation point with castles, fortresses, ancient ruins, and museums, so I haven´t actually done anything touristy in Marbella (except come here, I guess - the whole place is incredibly touristy!). People here speak more english, which makes life a little easier, altho we still try to speak spanish. That caused some hilarity today, when the english girl from my dorm tried to ask the waiter for another vaso (glass) and instead asked for a beso (kiss)!

More soon, love to all!