Hi friends,
Last summer I quit my Silicon Valley tech job to travel the world for one year. I just finished month #9 in Spain 🇪🇸. In today’s issue, I’m ranking Spanish cities. Let me know what you guys think!
Madrid
Retiro Park 🌲
Humongous park
Great place to walk
⭐️ 8.7/10
Gazpacho 🥫
Cold tomato soup
Popular with the working class
⭐️ 3.2/10
Honest Greens 🥬
2nd best healthy food place in Madrid (after Roots)
Went here 30 times in 30 days
⭐️ 8.7/10
Reina Sofia Museum 🏛
2nd most famous museum in Spain (after Prado)
Excellent cubism & surrealism pieces, also known for contemporary / modern
⭐️ 8.3/10
Madrid City
My favorite city in Spain
Comfortable lifestyle, but I don’t feel like I belong
⭐️ 8.1/10
Barcelona
Pars Tailor Hostel 🪡
Really special decor (typewriters, fabric, sewing kits)
Pretty clean, stable WiFi, decent location
⭐️ 8.3/10
Joan Miró Museum 👨🎨
Scenic location, on top of a hill
Children-friendly
⭐️ 8.0/10
Palestinian Protests 🇵🇸
I don’t like protests
I like a peaceful society
⭐️ 1/10
Hanging out with my friend Gidon (& his girlfriend) at Honest Greens:
I ordered the Mediterranean black rice with piri piri chicken
⭐️ 8.5/10
Barcelona City
Humongous & rather dirty
Made for tourists, not locals
⭐️ 7.6/10
Palma
Walking around Palma
Mallorca is an island off the coast of Spain. Palma is the city center.
Dislike this place. I knew before I even got off the bus from the airport. It reminds me of Durban (my #1 lowest ranked city).
⭐️ 5.1/10
Reading Manga at an Indian restaurant
I read my first-ever Manga! Called Death Note ☠️🗒
I read 54 chapters in 7.5hrs from 10:30pm to 6am & finished the whole series shortly thereafter.
⭐️ 7.8/10
Palma City
If you’re going to Mallorca, skip the city and go straight to the scenic places.
One of my least favorite places I’ve been blessed to visit.
⭐️ 6.3/10
Last issue I ranked 3 Andalusian cities (Granada, Malaga, Seville). If you want to check out the reviews, click below.
My Updated City Rankings (Spanish Cities in 🟥)
My complete list of cities (excluding US). How do my rankings compare with your rankings?
Let me know in the comments below!
Best,
Leo A
Giggling at the low rating for gazpacho. The first time I tried it, I didn't know it was gazpacho and the cold caught me off guard. I hated it.
Holy crack the food you are eating on your travels just gave me madness...looks so goooooood....