Spain & South of France Adventure — Part 1

Returning home with a heart full of memories… ✨ 🌍 The Journey (Aug 24 - Sep 1) Route: Valencia → Barcelona → Perpignan (France) → Collioure → Nice → Cannes → Antibes → Toulon → Hyères → Menton → Marseille → Back to Valencia! Proof that life’s "experience points" skyrocket when you travel! 🎮➕ **🚂 Highs & Heart-Stopping Moments Part 1: Lost in Barcelona at Night 🌙 Sunset at the mountain viewpoint = magical. Post-sunset panic: Our bus stop vanished due to construction! 😱 Angel alert: A kind local woman walked us 8 mins in the dark to the next stop. Midnight stroll: Arrived near-empty streets at 22:50, but Becky (my fearless hero) said: "We got this!" (Flashbacks to our Puer night hike… girl’s unshakable!). Part 2: Train Roulette 🚄 "3-minute transfers" became our norm. Toulon → Hyères: Boarded the last train with 1 second to spare (after confirming with a stranger—no time to check schedules!). New skill unlocked: I could now write a thesis on European rail systems. 💪 Part 3: Late-Night Hunger Games 🍽️ 20:30 in Marseille: Becky declared "I’m starving!" (All supermarkets closed, of course.). Dinner at 22:00: Walked back through ghost-town streets—cue my "Never again!" face. 😅 💡 Lessons Learned 1️⃣ Trust strangers (but keep your wits). 2️⃣ Fearless travel buddies > maps. 3️⃣ France/Spain trains wait for no one—sprint like it’s the last connection! #SouthOfFrance #Perpignan #SpainTravel #CloseCalls #GratefulForBecky