Monthly Archives: July 2007

 

Spain 3: bread and sausage

On our second day in Spain, we headed to the University of Vic, also known as UVic (- and I guess, fair enough, they have more claim to the name than Victoria, which lacks a school of idioms). On our … Continue reading

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Spain 2: cured meat and wine

Our first day we left behind three casualties: two recovering from queasiness from the previous night’s tapas feed, and one sore throat. We drove through the wooded hills – a surprise to many of us, expecting a parched, desert-like landscape … Continue reading

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Canada Day, and the pain in Spain

Just got back from nine days in northern Spain: a record breaker for the university, I think, as being the sickest stage ever. We racked up the following ailments which affected, if I counted right, 18 out of 24 of … Continue reading

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