International Travel

I mostly write about Spain, but I’ve been bitten well and truly by the travel bug. Here’s where you can find all my posts about non-Spain travel.

I generally write about European weekend getaways (all those low-cost airlines are amazing), but occasionally I venture further abroad, too!

If you’re interested in reading about a particular destination, use the drop-down menu above to pick your locations.

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Surprise, Surprise!!

Surprise, Surprise!!

I'm currently posting from southern California, where I landed yesterday to surprise my mum! It's her birthday next weekend, so my dad arranged a secret visit from me for her present. After nearly 25 hours of traveling, I showed up on my doorstep and rang the...

Travel Plans – Valencia, Sevilla, Ibiza, & Beyond!

Travel Plans – Valencia, Sevilla, Ibiza, & Beyond!

Since I've been in Spain since the last day of May in 2011, I've gone on three trips: one to England to visit my family, one to Olot in the north of Spain to see the volcanoes, and one to California for Christmas. And now it looks like my travel schedule is going to...

California: The Mission Inn

California: The Mission Inn

One of the only famous things in Riverside is the Mission Inn, which is a hotel done in the style of the California missions (churches the Spanish put up to drill Catholicism into the California natives). It's one of the most famous hotels in the U.S., and for good...

California Love

California Love

I just got back from my trip to California to see my family for Christmas. I'm super jet-lagged and a little sick, but it's nice to finally be done traveling. Anyway, here's what I got up to on my lovely trip! Spent lots and lots of time at home on the couch, taking...

Happy 23rd Birthday To Me!

Happy 23rd Birthday To Me!

I haven't posted in this blog in a while because I've been having a bit of a tough time lately (understatement!) so I haven't really felt like blogging. Sorry for the lack of updates. But, I want to keep up my blog and so here it goes again - and today's my 23rd...

Hola from Jessica!

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I'm Jessica, a travel writer and translator from England who grew up in California and now lives in Barcelona. Come read all about my aventuras in Spain and beyond!

Get in touch at holayessica{at}gmail.com

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