Top of Sant Jeroni(mo!)
I broke off from my friends in Barcelona to go on a solo excursion to Montserrat, a short one hour train ride from the city. I wasn't sure what to except but had only heard that it was beautiful with weird rock formations and good trails so knew...
Churreria La Mañueta in Pamplona, Spain
The churros here supposedly get their crispy exterior from being cooked over an ax-cut beech-wood fire. You can sample the results when the 140-year-old shop is open: only two Saturdays in June, every day during the San Fermín festival in July,...
Gateway to the beach
Biarritz is a city that fosters euphoria and sensory overload.
Losing yourself in Richard Serra, Guggenheim
Walking thru the corridors of huge iron sheets the urge to go on and never to stop overtakes you... The narrowness, the loneliness and the dimness combine to create this soothing sense of continuity and endlessness... Just walk and walk and...
Cider break in Biarritz
The view from this corner bar encapsulated great people watching, excellent French cider and a surreal view of the ocean looming above street level.
the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao
Being an admirer of Frank Gehry’s work, it was incredible to see and visit the Guggenheim in Bilbao.
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Surf Competition, September 2011
A short drive from the somewhat more crowded beaches and pinxto stands of San Sebastian, Spain, the twin towns of St Jean de Luz and Biarritz in France are worth the drive (and the $20 Euros in highway tolls!).
The water is too rough for children,...
A perfect scallop
At La Cuchara de San Telmo, on the corner of the plaza Valle Lersundi in San Sebastian, the specialties were hot pintxos, quickly prepared to order--from the menu or the specials board, or by pointing to what your neighbor was eating. This was one...
Sunset, Mt. Urgull, San Sebastian
August, 2010. 9:30pm
I was taken with how the setting sun shocked a small cluster of buildings as the mountains behind brushed up against a cloudy roof.
Looking across the bay where we tried to locate the spot where we had been sunbathing until two...
Pintxos Paradise
As food writer Jonathan Gold "warned" me before we went to San Sebastian, "the pintxos bars in the old town are among the best in Spain." Although you can't feel any sense of competition--the convivial spirit spills over from one bar to the next,...
Paella by the sea
Take the subway to the beach -- switch it to the tram and then hop off to walk out to the boardwalk promenade area where dozens fo restaurants line the strip of sand overlooking the Mediterranean. Watch out for the hawkers talking up their menus...
Oceanografic Aquarium, Valencia, Spain
All the City of Arts and Sciences buildings in Valencia are breathtaking, but the Oceanografic Aquarium is equally spectacular for its contents. It not only features 500 marine species from whales to sea urchins, it also offers a slate of stellar...
Xativa
Xativa is a town at the base of a strong mountain ridge with a castle perched along its peak. This photo was taken at the Hoteleria Mont Sant just outside the gates to the castle. Dreamy place to spend some time. Beautiful area, great hotel and a...
OASIS: The sanctuary in the sky
In order to get to Montserrat, an oasis for intellectuals and artists during the Spanish Civil War, you can either take the funicular train, or if you're feeling adventurous, you can take the cable car.
This car will get you to your to the peak of...
PAELLA AT LA PEPICA
Even if time was limited, you cannot go to Valencia without trying their traditional Paella! La Pepica is a restaurant right on the sea side with amazing views of the Mediterranean, friendly atmosphere, and a killer paella.
