Chris Gayton

My girlfriend and a mate laid down the challenge to see if I'd get propositioned, and it made for a very interesting adventure down Barca's main drag...

Not just one, but two iconic festive characters in Barcelona are dedicated to taking a sh*t--especially at Christmas. I went to the Catalan to find out what the two poos one Christmas obsession and cocaine dealers selling fizzy pop on Las Ramblas is all about...

It wasn't all bad mind, Howth was a beautiful experience, I saw kids racing horses on an estate and took great pleasure in the anti-U2 graffiti sprayed across the city...

An InterRail trip to Italy is dominated by Giovani, the obsessive-compulsive host, along with a whole array of bizarre hostel guests, not to mention a heavy dose of Neapolitan culture.

Us Brits know exactly what Spain has got to offer right? It's just sun, sea, sand and cheap sangria..right? Wrong.