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More Basque Beach Towns: Zarautz and Getaria
About 15 minutes up the coast from San Sebastián is the coastal town of Zarautz (also the starting point of my Camino del Norte). Known for great surfing, the town swells with tourists during the...
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Charming France and Spain in a Day
I am a sucker for the quaint and cute and so I think I was born to love Europe. The charm of País Vasco has started to subdue my Sevillle obsession. The Basque Country is just that amazing. Whether...
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Challenging Myself on the Camino del Norte
There was a swell of emotion in me as I prepared to move to Spain and it certainly followed me all the way back to the Camino de Santiago. This Camino was an extreme mental and physical challenge for...
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Letting the Rain Fall in Lekeitio
I had read about the town of Lekeitio on the blogosphere and was anxious to visit another quaint coastal Basque town. It’s location between big travel hubs, Bilbao and San Sebastián, make Lekeito an...
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Perfect Days in Pasajes de San Juan
I love that this year I not only get to know Madrid, but San Sebastián and special spots in País Vasco as well. Pasajes de San Juan is one of those Basque towns I was instantly enamored by and even...
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Life Begins in Madrid
It is 6:30 on a Thursday evening and I’m sauntering home amid steamy December temperatures (to Ohio standards) after an afternoon filled with food, wine, and plaza sitting. One of my favorite things...
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Celebrating Las Navidades in Madrid
I’ll never forget the moment on the evening of my first Thanksgiving away from home, when I emerged from the metro onto Gran Vía. Brights lights beamed down upon a bustling street, where in unison we...
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Toasting to 30 in a Spanish Pueblo
It seems only fitting that after turning 20 living in Spain when I studied in Sevilla, I would ring in my thirties living the Spanish life once again. My dear Madrid gifted me with a warm and sunny...
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A Dad and Daughter’s Semana Santa Adventure
I’m not going to lie, it has been hard for me to think back to Semana Santa because it ended in heartbreak, and almost two months later, I am still trying to heal. Nevertheless, this Holy Week was...
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When Life Calls For a Mini-Camino
If only I always lived a mere four hour drive from the Camino de Santiago! For my May “puente,” as the Spanish “holiday weekend” is known, I decided to take full advantage of my proximity to the...
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Images of Ávila
When my mom and brother came to visit me at the beginning of June, I knew it was my last and final chance to make it to Ávila this year. I had been itching to see the town famous for its impeccably...
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Hasta luego, Madrid
And in one final gulp, it was over. Madrid, in all its Spanish capital city glamour and grit, downed like a final splash of a tinto de verano. Loving the experience of living in Spain and traveling...
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When Home Didn’t Seem So Far Away: A Year of Visitors
I am reminded how quickly times moves as I look down at my calendar. I have been back in US now for almost two months, missing Europe, missing Spain, missing my Madrid— but living fully and enjoying...
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Los Reyes Magos Come to Columbus
In less than a month I will have back from my grand European adventure for already half a year. The weeks fly by faster than they did in Spain where here, my never-ending to do list leaves me with the...
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Asturias at Last
It’s a comfortable summer evening in the coastal Asturian town of Tapia de Casariego and the locals are still reveling in the energy of their revered fiesta honoring the La Virgen Carmen, Patron Saint...
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Red, White, and Rosé in La Rioja, Spain
I’ll remember the sunflowers turning towards the summer light, yearning for warmth, magnificent. With the baking afternoon heat radiating off us, we pulled off the two-lane country road one Saturday in...
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