San Sebastian to Pamplona to León: Starting on the Camino
I have too much to catch up on since leaving Bilbao and arriving in León, so I’m just going to give an overview and share some favorite photos from the last few days.
I have too much to catch up on since leaving Bilbao and arriving in León, so I’m just going to give an overview and share some favorite photos from the last few days.
After a few days in France, I’m back in Spain (for the third time on this trip). In Bilbao, where I spent three nights, I met the full group I’ll be traveling with until we get to Porto. I’m now … Continued
In better weather I would have spent at least a good part of the last few days gazing at the Pyrenees as we made our way from Carcassonne to Bayonne, in the heart of the French Basque region. But there … Continued
This is just going to be a short post to share a little about our group’s day trip from Carcassonne to Narbonne. There is normally an optional excursion to Albi, which is the birthplace of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, but since the … Continued
What happens when you visit a city that is so picturesque that you can’t stop taking photos? In Carcassonne, you just take a lot of photos. I’m so in love with this city. It’s just too pretty to believe it’s … Continued
I arrived in Girona late Wednesday afternoon, and I had two full days, Thursday and Friday, to explore the town. To be honest, it was more time than was needed to see what there is to see here. Some people … Continued
Barcelona is the fifth most visited city in Europe (after London, Paris, Rome, and Istanbul). I’ve spent the past six days learning why. Here are my stories about the things I’ve seen and done. I started to write this post at … Continued
I ate some oranges in Valencia, and they were delicious: sweet and juicy. What else can I say about Valencia? I’ll start by sharing my photo album, which captures all the highlights. Beyond that, here are a few things that stand … Continued
I realized I gave short shrift to my final days in Morocco, and there are a few things I want to write about before I move on to more posts from Spain. In particular, I didn’t say anything about Ramadan, … Continued
I’m now back in Casablanca, in the same hotel where I started my Morocco Sahara Odyssey just under three weeks ago. Since I last posted I’ve been to Ouarzazate, where I got sick, Marrakesh, where I saw a doctor and … Continued