I think, therefore I am' - René Descartes 1596 - 1650
Pont Neuf (translates: “New Bridge”, catchy name, eh?) is a relatively recent version at this particular crook in the river La Garonne having been constructed in 1632. It’s predecessor was started in 1125 by a Benedictine...
Traveling on a budget exposes the tourist to unique experiences. At 3:00am I woke up and began to consider my options for today. Recent experience has taught me that waiting to the last minute and...
As I walked off of the Camino trail onto the city streets of Irun, the foremost thought on my mind was a cold Coca Cola with ice and lemon slices. I stopped into my first opportunity...
I walked into Pasai around 1:00pm and decided to not press for Irun today. It was a fairly strenuous 7.6km already and the temps were only going to rise for the rest of the afternoon....
Today’s task list included: (Always exercising my inner project manager) Checkout of 60€/day Txingurri pension in Astigarraga Check in to 35€/day hostel in San Sebastián Research the Camino from San Sebastián to Irun....
First, I need to retract yesterday’s inaccurate characterization of San Sebastián. It is not like Miami and it is not built particularly for tourism. San Sebastián was a thriving international commercial seaport long before Ponce de...
San Sebastián is like Miami FL, built for tourists. (That’s not exactly true. More on this tomorrow) San Sebastián wasn’t my first choice but when I gave up trying to find the Camino track into Bilbao,...