Found the bakery! 7am, no line, the cortado was a religious experience. Come find me.
To: A traveler · Somewhere busy · Canada
From: Barcelona
From: Barcelona
Travel notes from somewhere good
Cruises, ports, and city stories from someone who actually went. This is the notebook — clippings, polaroids, the occasional receipt I forgot to throw out.
Passenger
Mei-Lin Tsai
From
YVR
To
BCN
Date
11 Apr
Gate
B7
Seat
12A
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— stamps collected, 2018–today
Ports visited
42
— Atlantic / Med / Pacific
Cruise lines
11
— Sailed & reviewed
Nights at sea
187
— Counting
Languages
3
— EN · 繁 · 简
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