Basque Country Trails: Acantilado Edition
It should be pretty clear from my prior posts that one of our favorite things about Euskadi is the accessibility of hiking trails with scenic vistas. We’re especially fond of …
Tarta de Queso [Basque Cheesecake]
Directly translated, tarta de queso means cheesecake. However, the style that is available in Euskadi is different from what is served in the United States. To start, tarta de queso …
Power Rankings: Gilda
During our stay in Lisbon last winter I wrote my first blog, a Power Ranking of my daily pastel de nata consumption. Since then my posts have focused on Athletic …
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! [Without getting in a car or on a plane]
We returned to Bilbao in December after a trip to the States that included stopovers in 🇮🇪 and 🇩🇪. Normally we travel to and from the airport via bus. It …
Holidays in Bilbao
We returned to Bilbao following our Thanksgiving travels with a focus on acquiring the last of the required documents for our residency-renewal application. That took more running-around than we’d predicted …
Adventures beyond Euskadi: Stopovers in 🇮🇪 and 🇩🇪
When we started looking at flights to return to the States for Thanksgiving, the options left a lot to be desired. While Bilbao has connections to many major European cities, …
Exploring Euskadi: The Coast of Gipuzkoa
The Autonomous Community of Euskadi [País Vasco] is composed of three provinces: Our exploration of Euskadi this year had been exclusively within Bizkaia, largely due to the province’s amazing public …
Adventures beyond Euskadi: Menorca
It seems that fall has officially arrived in Bizkaia. Unfortunately, this means that the weather (☔️) isn’t conducive to my desired weekend activities (🥾/🏝️). As I listen to the zirimiri …
Bilbao Night Marathon
I registered for this race in May, after finishing a 5 mile run at a pace that, if sustained, would set a PR. The stresses of moving abroad were behind …