After a week of volunteering at Jacob’s Ridge animal sanctuary in Spain (previous post here), I wanted to indulge in a bit of luxury, so before we left I booked in a short city break to Valencia. After a week of camping and working with the animals, sleeping in a big, soft bed and taking hot showers with high pressure was just divine. Heavenly. Valencia is one cool city! It doesn’t feel that big, but it is buzzing. More so than some bigger European cities I’ve been to. The architecture is so unique, and you could spend hours just wandering around the little windy roads throughout the old town, getting lost in the faded elegance of the city. And boy did we do a lot of walking. As with other travel blogs, I’m going to break this post into three sections: stay, eat, see. This is gonna be a long one, so you might want to get some popcorn! Stay Hotel one shot Mercat 09 What can I say about this hotel apart from that it was spectacular and possibly one of the best hotels I’ve ever stayed in. There are a number of factors that contributed to our […]