Lisboa is almost free living!

Where do I start? Lisbon was everything my friends and I hyped it up to be, if not more. We were fortunate enough to stay in a "party hostel," a business that I did not know existed. Our hostel is called the G-Spot (mom & dad, don't ask), like I mentioned it's a party hostel, which means really cheap per night, drinks are 1 euro, all you can eat pancake breakfast, dinner for 5euros with free wine, free pub crawl (1 euro shots), free entrance to the club, free beerpong and countless discounts around town (i.e free beer with the purchase of a burger, free walking tour etc.) At one point I started calling the city FREEboa cuz everything was incredibly cheap. There were tourist from all over the world at our hostel, which made for plenty of conversation. If you want more information, come see me cuz I don't want to incriminate myself.

Now, the city is beautiful. The first thing I noticed was the street art (huge fan); there were several pieces from "Os Gemeos," two famous brazilian twins that recently painted a controversial mural in Boston. The architecture is very european, plenty of cobblestone and memorial statues. The people are great, better than spanish people in my opinion. I got a chance to practice the little portuguese I know but it also motivated me to become fluent. The women are gorgeous of course, love the diversity unlike Madrid. We came across two Swedish guys that have been living in Lisbon for 3 years so they showed us around the infamous 7 hills; Bairro Arriva was amazing, simply hundreds of young people looking to party. Can't forget about the beach either: even though the water is really cold (damn Atlantic), it's incredibly beautiful and the waves make me regret the fact that I don't know how to surf.

All in all, would I recommend it to a friend? Yes.
Would I come back? Hell Yeah!

 Posted up in Lisbon

 If it doesn't work, mind a well turn it into art

 1/7 hills

 Sun is hot a hellll

PappaG n I breaking the law 

 Praia Carcavelos

Yeen..

Barça!

I believe Catalunya as a whole is a different world within Spain. Barcelona has an incredible amount of history and culture but after being there for only 3 days, I can see why some people want to separate themselves from the rest of Spain. They sell history, culture and vibe, which is nothing compared to Madrid or Galicia (the two places I've spent the most time). Our hotel was located in the center of the city so it was very easy to get to touristy places (i.e cool architecture and tapas) where things are popping!

The nightlife is also incredibly different compared to Madrid. I was fortunate enough to have friends that are studying abroad close to Barcelona and they came out to hang out Saturday night. They know the secret authentic places to go and they showed me around. By authentic I mean I they took me to the most Dominican bar/club I've ever been to in this country. I literally felt like I was either in DR or in a club in NYC. This place was in a small neighborhood and everyone in there was Dominican or Latin-American and the music was straight Merengue, Bachata, Salsa and Dembow....it doesn't get more Dominican than that. I had plenty to drink that night so it may have amplified the experience. 

All in all, Barça is an splendid place with rich history and very interesting atmosphere. Weather was unbelievably wonderful; cannot complain. I would recommended it 100%. Check some pics below.

 Yami & I overlooking the city

 Bro-ing out at lunch

 baRcelona

 Casa Batlló (by Gaudi)

 Outside La Sagrada Familia

Under Construction for 140yrs...

 Inside La Sagrada Familia

 Oh sweet Jesus