Things to Do in Spain

How Not to Dress Like a Tourist in Spain

When my family and I first moved abroad and became expats in the amazing city of Barcelona, we didn’t take notice to how we may have...”stood out” amongst locals. Looking back now two...

What to do in Seville: three-day itinerary

WHAT TO DO IN SEVILLE: ITINERARY FOR THREE DAYS I've lost count of how many times I have been to Spain, starting from the first time, in Valencia, as an au pair. Since then I have never stopped: I...

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...