After driving 2,000 kilometres in the crappy Dacia cars we leased, we drove the last leg of our journey from Toledo into Madrid. No more yelling at the car when it constantly reminded me that I was 1 kph over the speed limit or randomly beeping at me telling me to “Keep control of the … Continue reading Madrid
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Rocking Rioja
From Bilbao, we briefly headed north to see the island of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (good luck pronouncing that), which is better know as Dragonstone, in the Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon TV series. Mark had discovered this gem and so we took a detour to check it out. There is a … Continue reading Rocking Rioja
Burning in Bilbao
We left our chateau in Bordeaux and made our way towards Spain. On the way, we stopped at a small seaside town called Arcachon for a coffee. Arcachon is right next to a natural phenomenon called the Dune of Pilat. It’s basically the tallest sand dune in Europe. It rises over 106 meters high along … Continue reading Burning in Bilbao