*Tuesday, 7th July 2026 - 18:23 UTC+0200* **Tags:** #blog #holiday #Spain --- I have quite enjoyed the few days that I managed to get away from TERF Island. Sure, I had gone there to watch the Madrid Pride parade on the evening of the 4th, where the temperatures were hovering at around 38°C by 7pm each day, but I survived the temperatures handily on account of plenty of hydration and there being a complete lack off humidity. Watching the Pride parade was by no means the only thing I did while I was in Madrid. I explored parts of the city, I rode on the Metro de Madrid - one of the best metro systems out there. I went to that hidden gem of a restaurant in Ciudad Lineal that I love, though it was closing for a fortnight after the night I dined there on account of the owner going on a holiday to Cádiz. A predominant part of the holiday was spen enjoying the weather, the atmosphere, the beer, and all that. I should really plan to go back there at some point, finances permitting. For someone like me, I felt a lot safer being in Spain than I do back home on TERF Island, to the point that should shit hit the fan back on TERF Island to such a degree that survival means escaping from the country, then Spain will be the destination. I would just need the financial reserves and the skills to actually pull it off long enough to naturalise there and not experience such an extreme degree of gatekeeping like I would back home. --- *← [[Blog|Back to Blog]]*