Arrival
2 september, Ierland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Arrived mid-day, took the Dublin Express bus into the city, then walked to our home exchange. Unpacked and rested, then walked to grocery store. Then found a pub for dinner, early to bed
Walking tour
3 september, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Per usual, we hit up a free walking tour this morning. Very interesting, and helped us get oriented. Jet lag is real, though, so after lunch, we headed back to our house for a rest. For dinner we wentMeer informatie
Tastings
4 september, Ierland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Started our morning at the Guinness storehouse for a tour and tastings. Fun place. Afterwards we found lunch (at a pub), then wandered into the National Museum, an interesting collection of culturalMeer informatie
Museums
5 september, Ierland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
This morning we headed downtown and went to the emigration museum (epic). It was interesting and well put together, but pricey for what we got out of it.
Then lunch, after which we took the tramMeer informatie
Travel day
6 september, Ierland ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Dublin, you've been fun! But now we're off to Spain
Exploring Castro
7 september, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Lazy morning, then strolled the waterfront promenade into the heart of town. It was a jam packed Sunday morning, people everywhere enjoying this cute place.
Our timing was off, so the castle andMeer informatie
Wandering
8–10 sep., Spanje ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
We made it to the church and fortress today. The church was a very cool sandstone gothic example, including a giant clam holy water font. The fortress/castle was underwhelming.
We then continued toMeer informatie
To Bilbao
10 september, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Bus to bilboa, met with our charming Airbnb host. A few minutes later Paul and Kara showed up.
After unpacking and getting settled, we wandered in our neighborhood, then along the river to old townMeer informatie
Exploring Bilbao
11 september, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We walked along the river to eventually catch the metro. That took us down the river to the famous vizcaya bridge, a unique structure called a transporter bridge, where cars and people are movedMeer informatie
Museum day
12 september, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Morning at the Guggenheim! What a special museum. We again liked the Serra exhibit of huge metal plates. Special exhibits of female artists, our favorite Barbara Kruger.
After our brains were full,Meer informatie
Travel day
13 september, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Departed our Airbnb at 11, tram to bus station. Noon bus got us to San Sebastian at 1:30. We chilled at a bar waiting for our host to let us store our bags.
Then we walked to a great restaurant thatMeer informatie
Exploring the waterfront and a regatta
14 september, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We set out to walk the long promenade around la concha beach, where we found ourselves deep in the throngs of a festival regatta. Honoring this area's history of whaling, the ~13 person boats racedMeer informatie
Chill day
15 september, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Kara's back was hurting, so they laid low and stayed close to home.
Bill and I walked the loop around the peninsula, then dipped our feet in the water with a short walk on the beach. Then hit a fewMeer informatie
Day trip to france
16 september, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
We decided to day-trip to France, to the charming town of St Jean de Luz. When Bill and I were here a few years ago, getting between here and there felt pretty easy.
Today the first train wasMeer informatie
Churches, museums, and lunch
17 september, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Bill, Kara and I went to the museum, then Bill went on a walking tour. Kara and I went to two churches and a small church museum, then had a fancy tasting menu lunch by the marina, it was delish! ButMeer informatie
Travel day and Pamplona
18 september, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Bill got our rental car and picked us up near the apartment. After an hour drive we were in Pamplona, where we walked around to check out the cute old town area. Had a menu del dia (too much food),Meer informatie
Zaragoza
19–21 sep., Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We started today with a great walking tour and learned quite a bit about the history of the town. Lunch on the plaza (biggest plaza in Europe). We then went into the cathedral that had a multitude ofMeer informatie
To Porto
21 september, Portugal ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Travel day! Uber to train station, train to Madrid. Then commuter rail and metro to get us to the airport. Lounge!! Flight was delayed by almost an hour, then quick flight to porto. We could've takenMeer informatie
Exploring Porto
22–26 sep., Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Four days of exploring Porto
Day one: walking tour (humourous but not very wide ranging), found lunch, siesta.
Day two: wandered up to the pedestrian shopping street, and the super cute market,Meer informatie
Travel day and soccer!
26 september, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
I guess an easy travel day, but had some frustrations. We usually think of train travel as super easy, stations are commonly easy to navigate, no TSA security, etc. So we timed ourselves accordingly.Meer informatie
Exploring Lisbon
27 sep.–2 okt., Portugal ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Day one: walking tour (mediocre), more exploring, storm blew in, dinner in our hood
Day two: chill out Sunday, went to a museum, dinner at home
Day three: museums closed, so we did our own walkingMeer informatie
Algarve
2–10 okt., Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We took a bus from Lisbon to the town of Portimao on the southern coast of Portugal. Nothing too much to see, except for beautiful beaches, dramatic cliffs, and lovely weather.
We spent an afternoonMeer informatie
Huelva
10–12 okt., Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Two nights and one full day to explore this cute little town. Arrived on a Friday night and the area was popping!
Saturday we explored - the Victorian neighborhood from when the Brits were here andMeer informatie
Cordoba
12–19 okt., Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Enjoying this town a lot!
Day one (mon): walking tour
Day two (Tues): mezquita, lunch, archeology museum
Day three (wed): art museums!
Day four (Thurs): travel planning, Jewish museum
Day five (Fri):Meer informatie
Malaga
19–26 okt., Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Exploring and relaxing in this charming area of the world
Day 1: walking tour
Day 2: nomad meetup, wine/vermut bar
Day 3: alcazaba and castle way up on the hill.
Day 4: Picasso museum, museum ofMeer informatie




















































































































































































