Our return through Spain take us through its northern coast initially, having taken the mountain route on the way across. The drive showcases ancient stone cottages with slate roofs and a specifically Galician architectural feature, […]

Our return through Spain take us through its northern coast initially, having taken the mountain route on the way across. The drive showcases ancient stone cottages with slate roofs and a specifically Galician architectural feature, […]
Having covered a great deal of Santiago de Compostela yesterday, the pressure is off today. We saunter down to the old city, enjoy the sights of new pilgrims arriving, including a border collie who’s made […]
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia’s capital, is only a short drive away and we’re quickly settled in the outskirts of the city. The throng of pilgrims becomes thicker the closer we get – there’s a sense […]
We awake to a glorious morning on the mountain top. The mist that rolled in last night has settled into the valleys leaving only the mountain tips visible, a nest of white cloud in the […]
Not quite as planned today. We’re traveling for distance, ostensibly to end the day in Oviedo, ready to explore tomorrow. Our way is through the Picos de Europa, a mountain range that straddles the Austurias […]
A short way down the road from Santander is the aristocrat town of Santillana del Mar, which despite its name is nowhere near the sea. Santillana del Mar, once deemed Spain’s most beautiful town […]
There really ought to be a feature on map apps where you can press a button to loudly yell “liar!”. The plan was simple enough: locate the market, cycle there, buy yummy things, cycle back. […]
We’ve scored a good day to explore Bilbao, drizzly in the morning, clear and cool to follow. From our vantage point, the city is shrouded in fog and mist – I’m glad I took my […]
Our journey along the Basque coast continues and the pattern of yesterday continues – forest indispersed with sea views and the occasional high rise seaside town. Blue gum plantings join the eucalypts, their silvery blue […]
And so this morning we leave. I would have liked to have spent a little more time in San Sebastian, explored a little further, but it’s the heat that wins in the end. With the […]