May 24, 2019 – May 26, 2019 After not visiting Spain for over a year, we’ve made up for lost time with practically two back to back trips to the beautiful country. This time, we headed the furthest south I have yet been, to Seville, a city rich in history and character. In contrast to…
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Basque Country – Pintxos and Wine
April 18, 2019 – April 22, 2019 For the Easter holidays, we decided to take a trip to the Basque Country in northern Spain to experience culinary wonders and wine. We spent two nights in Bilbao and two nights in San Sebastian. Here are some of the highlights of our trip. Bilbao La Rioja Wine…
Alicante – Beach Time
August 30, 2018 – September 2, 2018 As the weather is starting to turn to cold and rainy in Amsterdam, it was the perfect time for a quick weekend beach get away in Spain. After searching for cheap, direct flights from Amsterdam, we settled on Alicante, which is a little bit south of Valencia along…
Spain – Paella and Beaches
May 9, 2018 – May 13, 2018 When you have a 4 day weekend and you live in Europe, there’s nowhere better to be than Spain. We took advantage of the time off work to visit Valencia and Mallorca. Valencia, a city south of Barcelona on the east coast of Spain is rich in history…
Madrid, there’s always mañana
March 2, 2018 – March 4, 2018 It’s been a cold, rainy winter in Amsterdam as evidenced by the canals freezing, an event that hasn’t happened in over 6 years. I’m sure it was a sight to see when people were skating down the Princengracht and Keizersgracht, but luckily we avoided the chilly freeze and…
Barcelona is Gaudi
The first thing I noticed upon our arrival in Barcelona was the graffiti. It was on every single door. This might have had something to do with the fact that we didn’t get to our hotel until about 1:30am (thx Vueling – our on time arrival percentage with you is now a whopping 25%). But,…
Bikes and Boterhams 