A 50+ Solo Female Traveller Spends 6 Nights in a Fabulous Madrid Hostel, Mixed Dorm

Karen Espig - karenespig.art
Expat Notebooks
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7 min readJun 19, 2023

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Success or Disaster? It is a matter of perspective.

Parque del Retiro — Photo by the author, June 2023

I recently took a two-week vacation to Madrid and Sicily; the first 6 nights being in a hostel in Madrid. Originally, I had booked an apartment there, but I (thankfully) did a quick review of my accommodation choice a few weeks prior.

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Karen Espig - karenespig.art
Expat Notebooks

I am a contemporary figure painter. I am also a Canadian Expat currently in Albania. I write about expat life, relationships, and online dating.