We are trying to live gently in the world, more gently than we ever have. We’ve been at this point before, when we were young, and again, and yet again — only to fall short. …
Our Unexpected Stay-at-Home in the Navarrés Region of the Valencia Communidad
Our escape from Las Fallas, version 2020, started with a week in the Spanish Pyrenees followed up with a week in the Basque Country. We planned for our third and final week of our Spanish …
Sabando: A Remote Village in the Basque Country of Northern Spain
Late last year our friends Mat and Kathryn suggested we escape the noise and crowds of Valencia’s bacchanal, better known as Las Fallas. We spent the first week of our three-week sojourn in the Spanish …
Fiscal, Aragón: A Quiet Village in the Spanish Pyrenees
Late last year when our friends Mat and Kat asked if we’d like to escape from Valencia with them for three weeks in March, we jumped at the chance. Not only would we miss the …
I’ll Be Using Idioms Until the Cows Come Home
Something I’ve learned during my time in Spain is that my speech is full of idioms. When Jamie called me out on this, I thought, well maybe I use these expressions once in a blue …
Cycling Spain’s Via Verde Ojos Negros
Spain’s vias verdes are cycling and hiking trails that have been developed along abandoned rail lines. The longest of them all is Via Verde Ojos Negros. If you ride the entire length plus the additional …
An Independent, Family Owned Insurance Agency That’s Expat Friendly
Julija Roslova, English speaking associate, and Ángel Giron Descalzo, Technical Director. We just had our annual insurance review. I can’t describe how freeing it is to have nothing but health and renter’s insurance to discuss. …