The first thing I saw in Guéthary was a group of kids on a big square, playing a game I had never seen in my life. One of them had a long curved scoop strapped to his arm, something between a basket and a pirate’s hook. He caught the ball in it and then hurled […]
Guéthary: the little Basque village I keep coming back to Read more »
Fishermen stood on the cliff edge. Right there on the lip, where Europe simply runs out and the ocean roared below. They cast their lines, calm as anything. I stood back, and honestly it turned my stomach. The locals do this here every single day. It’s a completely insane way to die, one wrong step
Sagres and Lagos: A Trip to the End of the World That the Surfers Made Their Own Read more »
Discover Mallorca beyond the tourist crowds — secret beaches like Caló del Moro and Cala Llombards, charming villages like Fornalutx and Valldemossa. A practical guide for planning the perfect off-season long weekend.
Mallorca Hidden Gems: Secret Beaches and Beautiful Villages Away from the Crowds Read more »
In This Guide The Basque Country is one of those places where it’s genuinely hard to tell where one country ends and another begins. You’ll spend half a day going from Spanish pintxo bars to French surf towns. In the morning, you’re standing in front of Bilbao’s titanium Guggenheim. By evening, you’re at a beachside
Basque Country in 7 Days: The Road Trip I Actually Recommend to Friends Read more »
Welcome to the Edge of the World The Lofoten Islands sit above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, a dramatic chain of mountains, fjords, and fishing villages connected by bridges and tunnels. Despite their remote location, they’re surprisingly accessible by car, ferry, or plane from the mainland. What makes Lofoten unlike anywhere else is the
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If someone told you that in northern Spain, right next to the green and rainy Navarra province, there hides a real desert, like straight from the surface of Mars — would you believe it? I didn’t either. Until I got there. And when I arrived, my jaw dropped. Bardenas Reales is one of those places
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If you think the Basque Country is only surfing and pintxos (the local tapas), then… well, there actually is quite a lot of surfing and pintxos. But Biarritz is more than that. It is where the Atlantic waves meet French elegance and Basque temperament. And a spring Saturday here? It is simply perfect. I got
A Lovely Spring Saturday in Biarritz: Plan for a Perfect Day Read more »
Nobody warned me before my first trip to San Sebastián: you’ll come back a different person. Not because the beach is beautiful (it is) or because the architecture takes your breath away (it does too). But because you’ve never eaten like this before. This small beach town in Spain’s Basque Country has collected 18 Michelin
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Kui keegi oleks mulle paar aastat tagasi öelnud, et ma ühel veebruarikuu hommikul tõmban kalipso selga ja jooksen Atlandi ookeani lainetesse, oleks ma öelnud, et “ah ära aja pada”. Aga nii see läks. Hendaye, see väike prantsuse kuurortlinn Hispaania piiri ääres, on koht, kus isegi kõige kartlikum algaja saab oma esimesed lained püüda. Ja mina
