Happy Father’s day

Happy Father’s day

Here in Spain, we celebrate Father’s Day on March 19th. It is the day your toddler brings from school the most beautiful paper tie that she has painted with her hands and expects you to wear it the next day to the office.   Me as a dad I must confess that I am a... read more
The 5 best chocolate shops in Spain

The 5 best chocolate shops in Spain

Last year I wrote an article talking about “Churros” and where my favorite churro places are. One good friend has asked me to write one post talking about chocolate. So here I go, this time it is not going to be about hot chocolate, the one that you deep the churros... read more
Covid Update in Spain- February

Covid Update in Spain- February

Every three months I try to write an update on the COVID situation here in Spain. The vaccination rate is going super well, we have 86% of the population with the double shot and 51% with the buster. Starting this week people with health issues will get their 4th and... read more
Don´t touch my Bulls!

Don´t touch my Bulls!

One of my first traveling memories has to be the 8 boring hours that it took to drive from Pamplona to Benidorm, a city by the Mediterranean Sea where my grandparents had a small apartment, the place where my family used to spend one month every summer.   That... read more
Just love somebody

Just love somebody

It is almost February 14th  ,Valentine’s day, so might as well talk about love or at least about love related issues in the Basque Country.   Let me remind you about the story behind Valentine’s day. We need to go back in time to the 3rd century when in the... read more
Spanish Siesta

Spanish Siesta

There is a national sport here in Spain that everybody loves, it is what we call Spanish siesta, or as Americans say POWER NAP.   The origin of the word siesta comes from the sixth hour of the ancient Roman calendar, they called it “sextum” and it marked the... read more