Adventures in Europe Blog

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  • Barcelona!

    29 March 2026 So, I head back to school tomorrow after taking off a few weeks. This week, I took a train to Barcelona for two days. I stayed with… Read more

  • Friends and Fallas

    22 March 2026 Oh my! What an incredible week! Warning! This is a long blog post! Every year Las Fallas gets bigger, crazier, and more extreme. Fallas is the 19-day… Read more

  • Drama and Joy

    16 March 2026 Oh my! So school brought some drama to my life over the last week. Or, should I say, I brought some drama to them? I’ve been frustrated… Read more

  • Music and fireworks

    9 March 2026 Between Fallas and my choir concerts, it was another full week. One cool new thing was that my friend Travis hosted a language study group on Tuesday.… Read more

  • Fallas had begun!

    1 March 2026 Fallas officially started today. Fallas is the Valencia party that lasts 19 days from the 1st to the 19th of March each year. And there were lots… Read more

  • Couchsurfing before Fallas

    22 February 2026 I had a fun guest here this week from Argentina. Naza has been traveling through India, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, and Egypt. Now, he’s making his way down… Read more

  • Orange Season

    15 February 2026 Things seem to be moving forward with the visa process. At least, that’s what my attorney is telling me. In addition to the visa work, he was… Read more

  • Visa, feedback, and something new

    1 February 2026 I’ll start with a visa update. I met with my attorney in Tuesday. He outlined several options that I could pursue. In the end, we agreed that… Read more

  • Back in the saddle

    26 January 2026 It’s been a quiet first week back home. I’ve done laundry, restocked the refrigerator and done some household chores. It was good to be back to choir.… Read more

  • There’s no place like home

    18 January 2026 Greetings from Valencia! I’m home! What a whirlwind six weeks it’s been. First…no. An appointment in Los Angeles at the Spanish Consulate never became available. So, per… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Jim. After a divorce and then an unexpected layoff, just a couple years prior to retirement, I decided to jump start my retirement dream of living in Europe. After a trip to Spain, and specifically Valencia, I felt I had found my home. Lots of folks have asked to follow my adventures. So, Adventures in Europe was created. Feel free to follow along!

Stay updated with the latest twists and turns of a guy just crazy enough to follow his dream.

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