Basque Country Trails: Acantilado Edition
It should be pretty clear from my prior posts that one of our favorite things about Euskadi is the accessibility of hiking trails with scenic vistas. We’re especially fond of …
The Dozen or so Euskara Words we Know (and Use) in Bilbao, Part 2
This continues a series where we explain our limited Euskara vocabulary through the lens of our experiences in Bilbao. Here, we introduce a trip to Bilbao in 2023 coinciding with the Tour de France, and apply it to give context to the Basque words for welcome, good morning, and good night.
Tarta de Queso [Basque Cheesecake]
Directly translated, tarta de queso means cheesecake. However, the style that is available in Euskadi is different from what is served in the United States. To start, tarta de queso …
The Dozen or so Euskara Words We’ve Learned (and Use) in Bilbao, Part 1
During our year and a half in Bilbao, we have picked up a handful of words in the Basque language, Euskara. With this and upcoming blogs, I intend to provide a brief storyline of those words with the most significance in our daily life.
Power Rankings: Gilda
During our stay in Lisbon last winter I wrote my first blog, a Power Ranking of my daily pastel de nata consumption. Since then my posts have focused on Athletic …
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! [Without getting in a car or on a plane]
We returned to Bilbao in December after a trip to the States that included stopovers in 🇮🇪 and 🇩🇪. Normally we travel to and from the airport via bus. It …
Updates for the Month of March
Last I posted, I had written a tutorial about a method I had discovered to embed a 3D renderer inside a Compose Multiplatform app. For me, this is a pretty …
Adventures beyond Euskadi: Stopovers in 🇮🇪 and 🇩🇪
When we started looking at flights to return to the States for Thanksgiving, the options left a lot to be desired. While Bilbao has connections to many major European cities, …
Exploring Euskadi: The Coast of Gipuzkoa
The Autonomous Community of Euskadi [País Vasco] is composed of three provinces: Our exploration of Euskadi this year had been exclusively within Bizkaia, largely due to the province’s amazing public …