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meshio
2-4-12, 11:47am
Hi there,

Just wanted to say hello to this fantastic people I have been reading for some time now. I would say it is time to post my thoughts :)

Also, thank you lhamo for solving my problems with my account :)

Regards,
meshio
gimmethesimplelife
2-4-12, 1:00pm
Hi and welcome!
sunnyjoe
2-4-12, 1:28pm
Welcome! Are you a native Spaniard or expat? We were in Spain several years ago and loved it. Such a vibrant country! Looking forward to hearing more from you. :)
Greg44
2-4-12, 2:30pm
Welcome. I visited Madrid many years ago, a very beautiful place. Wonderful art museums - I especially remember the work of Francisco Goya.
meshio
2-4-12, 2:43pm
Welcome! Are you a native Spaniard or expat? We were in Spain several years ago and loved it. Such a vibrant country! Looking forward to hearing more from you. :)

Hi sunnyjoe,

Native actually. Glad you liked Spain :)

Thank you for the welcome :)
meshio
2-4-12, 2:48pm
Welcome. I visited Madrid many years ago, a very beautiful place. Wonderful art museums - I especially remember the work of Francisco Goya.

Hi Greg44,

Very good work of Goya. You can find much of his work in Padro museum, which for sure you visited in Madrid :)

Thanks for the welcome!
IshbelRobertson
2-4-12, 5:02pm
Hola!

I have visited Spain quite a few times. I even tried to do bits of the Pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela (but staying in wonderful inns on the way!)
My favourite cities are San Sebastian and Seville.
meshio
2-4-12, 5:51pm
Hola!

I have visited Spain quite a few times. I even tried to do bits of the Pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela (but staying in wonderful inns on the way!)
My favourite cities are San Sebastian and Seville.

Hola! :)

Pilgrimage of Santiago... Something pending that my wife reminds me every year... >8). And... Nice cities you visited here; for sure you enjoyed them :)

Cheers!
IshbelRobertson
2-4-12, 6:05pm
I did!

I have friends in San Sebastian. Love the Basque country.
I also like Madrid and Barcelona - and SOME of the coast areas (but only some... so many have been commercialised too much for my taste!)
catherine
2-4-12, 6:12pm
Hello, Meshio,

I also have been to Madrid several times on business, and my daughter lived there for four months. It's a beautiful city! I have done a lot of walking in it. Al Natural--great vegetarian restaurant!
KayLR
2-4-12, 7:34pm
My dream is to visit Spain! Never been there, but I love the culture, food. And Rafa Nadal. Jaja!
welcome! !!
lhamo
2-4-12, 7:56pm
welcome, meshio! Glad we were able to fix the problem and get you in. Spain and Portugal are high on my list of places to visit. Look forward to getting to know you and hearing your perspective on simple living!

lhamo
loosechickens
2-4-12, 10:24pm
Welcome......my husband did his Junior Year Abroad at Georgetown University, at the University of Madrid, and has such fond memories of your beautiful city. We hope to spend some months traveling in Spain in the next few years, as he's wanted to go back there for so long.

You'll find an interesting community here, and we always welcome perspectives from outside the U.S. since so many of our members are Americans, and we need more of the global perspective, so you are especially welcome.
Selah
2-5-12, 6:37am
Benvenido, meshio! We share one of the same seas...the Mediterranean! :)
meshio
2-5-12, 11:05am
I did!

I have friends in San Sebastian. Love the Basque country.
I also like Madrid and Barcelona - and SOME of the coast areas (but only some... so many have been commercialised too much for my taste!)

Wow, you have visited many places here in Spain :)

I will try to go to a non commercialised beach this summer, you know, the good ones :)
meshio
2-5-12, 11:15am
Hello, Meshio,

I also have been to Madrid several times on business, and my daughter lived there for four months. It's a beautiful city! I have done a lot of walking in it. Al Natural--great vegetarian restaurant!

Hi catherine,

Thanks for the suggestion of the resturant; I have just read some comments of it and... Cannot wait to visit it :)

It is funny but a couple of weeks ago I decided to change my eating habits, going for something vegan... I would say it is a good step for my body's simple life :)

Thank you for the welcome!
meshio
2-5-12, 11:18am
My dream is to visit Spain! Never been there, but I love the culture, food. And Rafa Nadal. Jaja!
welcome! !!

Hi KayLRZ,

You should come to Spain then :)

Not sure if you will be able to see Nadal on the streets but for sure you will find very very nice people :)

Cheers!
meshio
2-5-12, 11:22am
welcome, meshio! Glad we were able to fix the problem and get you in. Spain and Portugal are high on my list of places to visit. Look forward to getting to know you and hearing your perspective on simple living!

lhamo

Thanks to you for your help!

Let's do simple living :)

Cheers!
meshio
2-5-12, 11:39am
Welcome......my husband did his Junior Year Abroad at Georgetown University, at the University of Madrid, and has such fond memories of your beautiful city. We hope to spend some months traveling in Spain in the next few years, as he's wanted to go back there for so long.

You'll find an interesting community here, and we always welcome perspectives from outside the U.S. since so many of our members are Americans, and we need more of the global perspective, so you are especially welcome.

Hi loosechickens,

Thank you vey much for the welcome.

I will try to give my point of view on some of the very interesting posts in the forum :)

Also please let me know if you need any suggestion on places to visit here in Spain.

Cheers
meshio
2-5-12, 11:44am
Benvenido, meshio! We share one of the same seas...the Mediterranean! :)

Thank you Selah! :)

Nice sea and better mediterranean food... :)

Cheers
HumboldtGurl
2-5-12, 4:27pm
meshio, good to have you here!

I rode a motorcycle through Espana in 2000 to make a pilgrimage to where my family originates from; Agreda, in the Soria region. Rode all over the country and fell in love with everything about it. I hope to go back again soon. In the meantime I reminisce every time I drink a bottle of Spanish wine. Yum!
meshio
2-6-12, 3:50am
meshio, good to have you here!

I rode a motorcycle through Espana in 2000 to make a pilgrimage to where my family originates from; Agreda, in the Soria region. Rode all over the country and fell in love with everything about it. I hope to go back again soon. In the meantime I reminisce every time I drink a bottle of Spanish wine. Yum!

Hi!

Wow! I should do something like you and take my motorcycle to visit some of those nice cities… actually Soria is 3 hours from here so… :-)

Regarding wine in Spain…you know… :-) :-)

Thank you very much for the welcome!

Cheers!
Spartana
2-8-12, 1:29pm
Hola Meshio and welcome. I lived in a small coastal/resort town called Le' Estartit on the Costa Brava for almost a year and loved it. Love all of Spain and hope to get back there again one day for an even longer stay.

Humboltgurl - your motorcycle trip sounds awesome. I also ride (or use to - haven't in a few years) and think that would be a great way to tour Spain - and the rest of Europe. Cheaper on gas that's for sure! Someday I'd like to do like Simply Gib (gary) does and ride a bicycle thru Europe. That would be the way to really see everything.
fidgiegirl
2-12-12, 9:44pm
Hi Meshio,

Welcome! Tell us a bit about yourself. What has you interested in Simple Living? How did you come to learn about the forums?

You will find welcoming support here, as you've likely already felt :)