5 articles tagged with basque country
Standing before the shimmering titanium curves of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao for the first time, I couldn't help but think of cellular regeneration—how something damaged can transform into something vibrant and new. As a nurse, I've witnessed countless physical recoveries,...
The first time I navigated between Bilbao and San Sebastian, I was armed with nothing but a dog-eared map and broken Spanish phrases from my childhood. Twenty years and countless Basque Country visits later, I've perfected the art of traversing...
Standing at the edge of La Concha Bay as morning light bathes the crescent shoreline, I'm reminded why San Sebastian (Donostia in Basque) continues to captivate me after multiple visits. While most travelers come for the world-renowned pintxos crawls—and rightfully...
The late afternoon sun casts a golden glow across La Concha Bay as I stand on Monte Urgull, watching San Sebastian unfold below me like a living canvas. This isn't my first visit to this Basque jewel, but each return...
Well folks, after 30+ years of chasing the perfect beach day across the globe, I thought I'd seen it all. Then I landed in San Sebastian last summer with the missus and—holy smokes—was I ever wrong! Sure, everyone and their...