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Special thing to do Next week in Madrid

by bleen68 31 May 2012

We are laying over in Madrid next week (Wednesday afternoon, Thursday, and Friday morning) on our way to my wife's hometown of TUDELA,…
RE: Tattoos, vegetarian, skirts/clothing in Basque country

by Belsa 24 May 2012

In some places they really seem to believe that chicken and ham are not "meat". I remember the (delicious) "sandwich vegetal completo"…
RE: Tattoos, vegetarian, skirts/clothing in Basque country

by macmaghnusa 24 May 2012

# 8 Where in Spain was this? Octopus is not a common addition to salads, unless you're eating a salpicón de marisco (seafood salad) in…
RE: Zaragoza - Logrono

by bleen68 05 May 2012

Are you driving or taking public transport? Zaragoza is probably one of Spain's least known big cities. I lived there 25 years ago and…
Valencia south

by bleen68 01 April 2012

We are headed to Navarra for an extended period in June and July. Because of health issues in the family, the longest I could negotiate…
RE: Vineyards, wine tasting.

by richiavo 29 March 2012

15 you are what is commonly known as a wine snob, you think because you haven't heard of a winemaker the wine is not good, or because…
RE: Help with activities, itinerary for Basque Region

by anillos_de_saturno 20 March 2012

[Official tourist web of the Basque Country|tourism.euskadi.net/en/] gawkabout said on #1: +The FEVE rail road goes from Bilbao to San…
RE: Help with activities, itinerary for Basque Region

by aitord 20 March 2012

Many things to say really after your question. Truly Dordogne is wonderful gawkabout, with wonderful villages and caves but I think it…
RE: 15-20 days trip to Spain - would like to include one more city

by Germander 05 March 2012

If you're prepared to travel up north to San Sebastian, then it would make sense to see another city in this part of Spain. #8 - you're…
RE: 15-20 days trip to Spain - would like to include one more city

by anillos_de_saturno 04 March 2012

Germander said on #6: +and the Basque country including San Sebastian, Pamplona, Guernika, and the wonderful Atlantic coastline.+ Pamplon…
RE: Southwest France Honeymoon - Bordeaux or Dordogne?

by stuartbutler 26 January 2012

Hi Mewood24 I'm the author of both the southwest France sections of the France book and the Basque (and around) regions of the Spain book…
RE: Spain and Portugal in September-October

by Ribeira_Sacra 11 January 2012

Like I said villas or whole let rental houses are usually more of a restriction on your time. If you are moving around then outside the…
RE: Spain and Portugal in September-October

by anillos_de_saturno 11 January 2012

BrettandSue said on #3: +Our interests are food, wine, walking, scenery/landscapes, architecture and history and anything that is culturally…
RE: Train strikes in Spain: 25th and 30th December, plus 1st January 2012

by bleen68 27 December 2011

Gracias por la oferta, but our travel is on the 31st. There was an article in the +Dario de Navarra+ today. I bought the tickets earlier…
RE: working

by anillos_de_saturno 24 November 2011

You don't say what are your interests nor if you will have your own vehicle to move around. So we can only provide general info. In order…
RE: Traveling to Spain

by anillos_de_saturno 19 November 2011

dw68 said on #6: +we know we want to do Barcelona, Girona area and then Madrid...should we stay north or work on getting to a completely…
RE: 6 weeks in Spain - Summer 12.

by anillos_de_saturno 28 October 2011

Salamanca: the old town is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Many foreign students go there to learn Spanish (this could be a…
RE: Spain April 2011

by PhiMeow 16 October 2011

If your interests are scenic, mountains, countryside then north of Spain is a good spot. Apart from the Pyrenees (Navarre, Catalonia…
RE: Northern Spain in Novemeber

by anillos_de_saturno 10 October 2011

+Areas we are thinking of traveling to include: San Sebastian, Bibao, possible rural and or coastal locations on the way to Santiago de…
RE: 10 days - Spain - itinerary

by macmaghnusa 03 October 2011

I wonder why people always leave out the north when planning. Yes, I know Cataluña is north-east Spain, but the rest of the chosen destinos…
RE: Pamplona - 1 week, NOT the running of the bulls!

by anillos_de_saturno 05 September 2011

I'm not a fan of Pamplona and therefore a week there can be too long for me. But you can make some daytrips from Pamplona (e.g. Estella,…
RE: Spain in December - yes / no?

by bleen68 22 August 2011

Depends on what you want to do and where you are going. Up in the Basque country (and even in Navarra) they have a procession during…
Re: Hot weather in October ?

by barcelonaguide 06 August 2011

Unless you go North (Basque Country, Asturies, Navarra, Galicia) most of Spain has really comfortable temperatures in October. I esp.…
RE: Rioja and Ribera del Duero regionso

by bleen68 01 August 2011

Are you really flying into Valladolid or into Madrid? If the former, forget about driving to Madrid. If Madrid, unless you particularly…
Encierros

by bleen68 28 June 2011

If you happen to be in Northern Spain at a time other than San Fermin you can still experience a running of the bulls. Or in this case…