First of all, an apology is due for Mike & Jason for bailing out on the Central America trip.

That said, I am in Bareclona, Spain now…the first stop of a 3 week trip to Europe. Armed with a rail pass, I drafted a flexible trip plan that is subject to whimsical changes along the way…I hate overplanning my trips. I only booked my first hostel in Barcelona to avoid having to spend the night on another European train station (although it was fun). See the (tentative) route plan below.