Basque Country with Kids: 4-Day Road Trip & Where to Stay
We spent four days in the Basque Country with kids at the end of December 2019. Damian was 6, Marc was 3, and there were eight of us in one rented 9-seater: my parents, my…
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Hendaye with Kids: Christmas on Ondarraitz Beach, and Why We Stayed on the French Side
Hendaye is the last town in France before Spain, just across the bay from Hondarribia. We stayed there for two nights at the end of December 2019, on a four-day Basque Country road trip with…
Hondarribia with Kids: A Beautiful Day in the Old Town
During our Christmas adventure to the Basque Country we left for our last day a charming town Hondarribia. Why Hondarribia is worth a morning with kids Hondarribia is a colorful fishing village that is both…
San Sebastián with Kids: Things to Do, Monte Igueldo & Pintxos
We spent one day in San Sebastián with kids at the end of December 2019. Damian was 6 and Marc was 3. We drove in from our apartment in Hendaye, about 25 km away, parked…
Zumaia, another gorgeous Game of Thrones location in Basque Country
Zumaia is the small Basque town where Daenerys lands on Dragonstone in Game of Thrones season 7. That scene was filmed on Itzurun beach, below a wall of rock layers stacked like the pages of…
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe Day Trip: Booking, Steps & Kids
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is a tiny hermitage on a rock in the Bay of Biscay. It’s joined to the coast by a stone bridge and 241 steps, and it played Dragonstone in Game of…
Things to Do in Bilbao with Kids: Guggenheim, Old Town & More
Bilbao was our first stop on a four-day Basque Country road trip at the end of December 2019. We landed after a 5 am start from Barcelona with Damian (6) and Marc (3), and we…