Food in Spain

Travel guide Spain: a weekend getaway to Andalusia

Every year Ries goes, together with his father and brother, on a weekend getaway in Europe. It is a special and beautiful tradition. Sometimes they visit a city, other times they hike through...

Going around Valencia and Barcelona

This report is about a carefree summer in which I visited Spain for the first time, and I chose two classic destinations for the period and considered evergreen. I'm glad I saw them, and I think they...

Should I wear boots or runners on Camino de Santiago?

I love my hiking boots – they are the most comfortable shoes I own. Before I set out on camino I received a lot advice that you could do the walk in trail runners, that hiking boots were...

Walking the Camino de Santiago? Blister prevention tips

Blisters. It’s a word that strikes fear in the heart of many pilgrims setting out on the Camino de Santiago. If you are walking the full 800 kms of the French Way, or just the last 100 kms to...

Driving in Other Countries

We debated on writing some generalizations on driving overseas, but we are going to get more specific. This is mainly because it was so different from place to place. It would be on par with...

4 Things to Know Before Visiting Barcelona's Sagrada Familia

Barcelona is unmistakably one of the most beautiful cities in Europe both to visit and to live! We're fortunate enough to call this incredible place home, at least for now, thanks to my...