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What do you do when your house burns down, you have no clothes or shoes, but your passport survives? Go on a trip to Spain. Obviously. Although it might be wise to clothe oneself first.

At the end of 2005, the unthinkable happened to me and my housemate. There was a fire in our home which burnt through most of our belongings and killed our little canine friend. I can talk about this lightly now, but it was awful at the time. And even worse for my housemate since the apartment belonged to her, as did the dog.

Before the fire, I had planned to go to Spain during the lunar new year in 2006. After the fire, once I'd bought underwear and stuff, realised my passport had survived intact and counted every cent I had, I decided that I could still afford to go to Spain. So I did.

And this is what happened...

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  Filling in the background   Kaohsiung, Taiwan on Jan 28, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Pleb in the Prado   Madrid, Spain on Jan 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Train Chaos and Walls del Dia   Avila, Spain on Jan 30, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Excessive Stubbornness in Lovely Toledo   Toledo, Spain on Jan 31, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Fountains and Orange Trees Laden with Fruit   Córdoba, Spain on Feb 1, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  La Alhambra, Sangria and Tapas   Granada, Spain on Feb 4, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A pitstop that turned out to be a haven   Alicante, Spain on Feb 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dedicated to Mum and Freddie Mercury   Barcelona, Spain on Feb 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Zonked in HK Airport   Hong Kong, China on Feb 7, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments