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 …
My Experience in a Basque Hospital
Over the last 10 months I’ve written about themes that I expected to cover during this journey [Athletic Club matches (especially the Copa del Rey Txapeldunak), House Hunting, Hiking, Festivals …
Exploring Euskadi: Mundaka
I’ve written in prior posts about our adventures into Pais Vasco, including stops in Bakio, Lekeitio, and Gernika. Each of these trips made possible thanks to a fantastic regional public …
Aste Nagusia: A week that lasts 9 days
We spent a week in Bilbao in 2019 during the first month of our “travel sabbatical”. Unbeknownst to us before our arrival, our week in the city would coincide with …
All of the Festivals
Festivals are an important part of Spanish culture, especially in the summer. In addition to internationally known celebrations, such as Semana Santa in Sevilla and San Fermin in Pamplona, every …