October 6
The school is taking us out of the country this time around; we’re taking a bus to France! It’s only two hours by bus, so we’re just going for the day to St. Juan de Luz and Biarritz, two towns on the coast of the Atlantic.
Quick geography lesson: the Basque Country that Bilbao resides in extends into France as well. There are three ‘provinces’ in France that have strong Basque influence, named Iparralde. Continue reading “The French-Basque Country”
September 29
When traveling, I always try to see as many popular sites as possible. Places that always show up on the postcards, places that gained fame for a reason. But I think it’s also important to go off the beaten path …which is exactly what some friends and I did today. Literally: to get to this beach, you have to walk for forty minutes through a series of back roads and farms. Continue reading “Más Playas en Mi Vida: Off the Beaten Path”
September 8th, 2017
Today is the first school excursion to Getxo and Plentzia. Both are beach towns less than a half hour’s drive from Bilbao. So with a bathing suit and my GVSU flag in a beach bag, off I go to meet everyone else at Deusto. Continue reading “Excursion to Getxo & Plentzia”
