Arrival
2 Eylül, İrlanda ⋅ ☁️ 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 Eylül, İrlanda ⋅ ⛅ 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 wentOkumaya devam et
Tastings
4 Eylül, İrlanda ⋅ ☁️ 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 culturalOkumaya devam et
Museums
5 Eylül, İrlanda ⋅ ☁️ 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 tramOkumaya devam et
Travel day
6 Eylül, İrlanda ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Dublin, you've been fun! But now we're off to Spain
Exploring Castro
7 Eylül, Ispanya ⋅ ☁️ 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 andOkumaya devam et
Wandering
8–10 Eyl, Ispanya ⋅ 🌧 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 toOkumaya devam et
To Bilbao
10 Eylül, Ispanya ⋅ ☁️ 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 townOkumaya devam et
Exploring Bilbao
11 Eylül, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 movedOkumaya devam et
Museum day
12 Eylül, Ispanya ⋅ ☁️ 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,Okumaya devam et
Travel day
13 Eylül, Ispanya ⋅ ☁️ 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 thatOkumaya devam et
Exploring the waterfront and a regatta
14 Eylül, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 racedOkumaya devam et
Chill day
15 Eylül, Ispanya ⋅ ☁️ 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 fewOkumaya devam et
Day trip to france
16 Eylül, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 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 wasOkumaya devam et
Churches, museums, and lunch
17 Eylül, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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! ButOkumaya devam et
Travel day and Pamplona
18 Eylül, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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),Okumaya devam et
Zaragoza
19–21 Eyl, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 ofOkumaya devam et
To Porto
21 Eylül, Portekiz ⋅ 🌬 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 takenOkumaya devam et
Exploring Porto
22–26 Eyl, Portekiz ⋅ ☀️ 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,Okumaya devam et
Travel day and soccer!
26 Eylül, Portekiz ⋅ ☀️ 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.Okumaya devam et
Exploring Lisbon
27 Eyl–2 Eki, Portekiz ⋅ 🌧 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 walkingOkumaya devam et
Algarve
2–10 Eki, Portekiz ⋅ ☀️ 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 afternoonOkumaya devam et
Huelva
10–12 Eki, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 andOkumaya devam et
Cordoba
12–19 Eki, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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):Okumaya devam et
Malaga
19–26 Eki, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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 ofOkumaya devam et




















































































































































































