I’m a blog derelict and I love riding a Vespa

Sorrrrryyyy friends….I made a big to-do about this blog and am not very good at keeping it up so far.  I knew it was bad when my mom texted: "I saw the video of the dildo but nothing since and wanted to make sure I'm doing it right." You're doing it right, Mom. The dildo video was the last post. Now on to a new one! Phew.

In my defense, I was on an AMAZING Vespa tour through Spain for four days and we did not have much (aka zero) down-time. I discovered a tour company based in the U.K. that specializes in solo travel adventures for people in their 30's and 40's (they are called Flashpack). I have three trips planned with them and this was my first, so I was taking a risk not knowing what the experience would be like (btw, let me be clear Flashpack is not sponsoring this blog….but maybe they should?) Here's my first time on the Vespa:

Summary: I love riding a Vespa (I guess it's one of those brands that dominates, like Xerox and Kleenex? I digress.)  Our group of ten people (now friends) embarked on the journey with our fearless leader, Javier, and his hilarious sidekick, Nacho. We were in great hands! We started on the Vespas with some trepidation but soon were making our way through hairpin turns on narrow mountain roads (I swear!). I hate to toot my own horn but I thought we were the best Vespa riders ever. Later it was indicated that perhaps other groups have ridden faster, but why would you when you have such beautiful views?! We rode for miles with sunflowers everywhere:

We rode  ~ 50k a day (that's far!) and stayed at three beautiful and quaint towns, Tamajon, Sepulveda, and Pedraza. Each one had such unique and special qualities. We enjoyed a DELISH home-cooked Spanish meal the first night in Tamajon, we stayed at a castle (really) in Sepulveda, and Pedraza was especially amazing, as it's a medieval village with cobblestones everywhere and a view that looks fake. Here's the Sepulveda castle (note the real doorbell above the door, to the left):

All in all, I could not have asked for a better experience or better people to share it with (you know who you are). Today I arrived in Barcelona, and am soaking it in so far… more on that later. Please send along any Barcelona travel tips/recommendations, as this is my maiden voyage!