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It was only a few weeks ago that Brad sent me an email with the top 10 things to do in Istanbul... it was also then that I realised Brad was somehow under the false impression that we were going to Turkey for my 30th birthday... He was almost right, just a few countries off!  We jumped on a plane in the wee hours of the morning; destination Budapest (in Hungary, in case anyone else is confused...)! With a quick stopover in Madrid, and 6 short hours of flying, we were finally at our airbnb, right in the heart of Budapest city. The 38 degree heat was a very welcome surprise.  The chain bridge - 5 minutes from our airbnb We dumped our bags and set off to Sziget, one of the biggest music festivals in Europe, which is held on a small island in Budapest on the Danube river. Our air bnb host warned us that the price of beer at Sziget had increased to ridiculous levels since she had been 7 years ago, however at around AU$3.20 for a pint of icy cold beer, we were ...

Off to Spain Loz and I flew, with 1 day in Barcelona and 3 days in Sevilla. There we met up with 3 more aussie travelers; Tamara, Larissa and Sinead! As we took wayyyy too many photos, I will let them tell most of the story. Warning: there are a ridiculous amount of photos in this blog. 3 more Aussies (and a selfie stick) in the mix... We blitzed Barcelona, visiting all of the places we wanted to in just under 4 hours before relaxing at a bar for the rest of the afternoon. A touch of Gaudi to get the party started Cruising the streets of Barca The gothic hood of Barca Getting accustomed to the selfie stick Nailed it Paella and Sangria From Barca, we caught the train to Sevilla with only a brief moment of panic when the lady told us our tickets had been cancelled 15 minutes before we were meant to be boarding... All was fine though and we ran to the platform all dramatic-like with only a few moments to spare before boarding. That familiar summer heat greeted us once again, but it didn...