First of all, I have paid all my major expenses for Greece, I'm not doing anything extra there either. My main concern in Madrid is that I don't want to pay for a hotel room, and without that, I'm trying to figure out a way to ditch my carry-on. I'm not about to travel in Madrid rolling a suitcase along with me. The lounge access I am talking about is due to the fact that I ended up with a first class ticket on IB (that was the cheapest fare at the time, I caught it at a really good time).

I am not crying poverty, I have been paying my bills since I lost my job 10 months ago, but I am trying to be sensible and not rack up debt (I know, that's the American way) on a vacation that was planned when I had a full-time job. I have all the essentials for the trip worked out, I just can't do as much exploring as I had hoped for. I work part-time, but make what I would make on unemployment, not really any extra (yes I have been looking for jobs, just haven't gotten a good one yet). My bills have not changed, so living on a part-time paycheck as opposed to a full-time with overtime paycheck for 10 months has cut my budget. Please don't judge me for trying not to go into debt on this trip. You do not know my situation, I hope if you ever come on hard times, people are more understanding.