Apr 14th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
It's a beautiful weekend here in Santander, Spain, and my son and I can see the Hanoi and the Barbet Arrow, two giant container ships, moored in the harbor. The Finland-registered Misana, which I saw sail in from my office window, is moored out of sight in the dock beyond. The Cape Cee, a 118-meter-long Spanish vessel, left Santander a few days ago and is sailing towards the Strait of Gibraltar ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Apr 14th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
It's a beautiful weekend here in Santander, Spain, and my son and I can see the Hanoi and the Barbet Arrow, two giant container ships, moored in the harbor. The Finland-registered Misana, which I saw sail in from my office window, is moored out of sight in the dock beyond. The Cape Cee, a 118-meter-long Spanish vessel, left Santander a few days ago and is sailing towards the Strait of Gibraltar ...Brittany Ferries Strike Affects Travel, Business In Three Countries
Sep 24th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
A strike by the employees of Brittany Ferries is disrupting the movement of travelers and goods between England, France and Spain.
The BBC reports the French union that staffs the ferry service is striking in protest of cuts by the company, which is deeply in the red. Brittany Ferries operates several lines from England to various ports in northern France and Spain. In addition to travelers ...How To Put On A Travel Photography Exhibition
Jun 12th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
You got back from an amazing adventure travel vacation a few weeks ago. Your friends and family have heard all your stories and seen all your photos. Now what? Instead of tucking your photos away in an album or hard drive, why not show off your travel photography to a wider audience?
I've run two photography exhibitions and been in several more. My first exhibition was on the painted caves of ...The Sex Toy Vending Machines Of Spain
May 24th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
You've probably heard of the vending machines in Japan that sell used panties supposedly worn by schoolgirls. It appears Japan isn't alone in having sexual vending machines in public places. Not far from my home in Santander, on Spain's northern coast, I came across this innocuous-looking little cubbyhole. Its vending machines offer hot food, soda and snacks 24 hours a day.
It's in between a ...Video: The Prehistoric Cave Art Of Cantabria, Spain
May 14th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
One of the advantages of living in Europe is that you can visit lots of historic sites with your kids. This fosters an interest in the past, reduces museum fatigue and is a great way to learn together.
I live in Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain, a region filled with historic sites from Napoleonic forts to preserved Roman towns. Cantabria is most famous for the prehistoric cave art in ...
Two day hikes in the mountains of Cantabria, Spain
Nov 30th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
As I've mentioned on this blog before, I've moved from Madrid to Santander, in Cantabria in northern Spain. This region is part of what's often called Green Spain, made up of the four northern regions of Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, and the Basque Country. I'm loving life by the sea and I've been busy exploring Cantabria's countryside, which offers some of the best hikes in Spain. Green and ...Bad marketing: don't use a horse to advertise a butcher shop
Nov 24th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
I spotted this butcher shop sign near my new home in Santander in northern Spain. What's wrong with this picture? Yeah, the "Equine butcher shop" is using a horse to advertise its product!
Now I'm going to give this hardworking small business owner the benefit of the doubt and assume horse was never sold at his shop. I can't say for sure, though, since the place went out of business before I ...Inca Kola: Peru's tasty soda
Nov 11th, 2011 at 3:30PM: One fun aspect of travel is discovering cool local brands. When I visited Peru back in 1998 I first learned of Inca Kola, a neon-yellow soda produced there. I was curious so I ordered some at a cafe. The waiter was surprised and delighted that I chose his nation's drink over Coca-Cola and told me proudly that it was the only local soda that had a bigger market share in its home country than Coke. ...Cider: Spain's other great alcoholic beverage
Oct 18th, 2011 at 2:00PM: While Spain is justly famous for its fine wines, the country also produces an amazing amount and variety of alcoholic cider. It's made almost exclusively in the northern four regions that make up Green Spain.
From west to east these regions are Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, and the Basque Country, which isn't actually a country but that's another story. This region gets a lot of rain and is ...African music in northern Spain? Gotta love the global village!
Oct 16th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
I've recently moved to Santander, a port in northern Spain. While leaving a major European capital for a small provincial city was quite a leap, Santander has an international feel to it that I like. Being a port, it gets immigrants from all over the world, mostly China, South America, and West Africa.
The West Africans are especially numerous. They man most of the Cantabrian fishing fleet ...
A classic sailing ship in northern Spain
Sep 25th, 2011 at 11:30AM: If you've been following my travels here at Gadling, you know I've moved to Santander in northern Spain and am busy settling in. I've had my first of many hikes in Cantabria and have even ventured into the chilly northern surf. I need to buy a wetsuit.
One advantage of living in a port is you get to see sights like this, a reconstructed sailing ship from the Golden Age of Sail. Called the Nao ...Hiking in Cantabria, Spain: my first day out
Sep 20th, 2011 at 11:00AM: As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm no longer living in Madrid and have moved to Santander, a port in Cantabria on Spain's northern coast. Cantabria is part of Green Spain, the area that includes the regions of Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, and El País Vasco.
This strip of land situated between high mountains and the sea gets plenty of rain and doesn't look at all like the common ...Five things I'll miss about Madrid (and four things I won't)
Sep 9th, 2011 at 12:00PM: After six years of living part-time in Madrid, my family and I are moving to Santander, a port in northern Spain. Leaving a European capital of three million people for a regional city of less than 200,000 is going to be a big change.
Santander is in Cantabria, part of the rainy northern part of the country commonly called Green Spain. Stay turned for articles about this often overlooked region ...Couchsurfing: more than just a free place to stay
Jul 9th, 2011 at 2:00PM: Here at Gadling we've talked a lot about Couchsurfing, a very cool organization where members host each other. It's an amazing example of how the world can work if you have a bit of kindness and trust. Millions of people have slept for free on millions of couches and made millions of friends in new places. I've been a member for a year and I've gotten a lot out of it, yet I've never once surfed a ...Santander: a beautiful port in northern Spain
Jun 22nd, 2010 at 1:00PM: Yesterday we talked about some of the things to do while visiting Cantabria, Spain's often-overlooked northern province. The best place to use as a base while touring Cantabria is the provincial capital Santander.
Santander is a port and owes its life to the sea. It has a northern bay and a southern bay divided by a thin peninsula. The southern bay is home to downtown, the port, and the popular ...Cantabria: Spain's rugged northern coast
Jun 21st, 2010 at 3:00PM:
Spain is a hugely popular tourist destination, but people tend to go along the same old, same old trail. Either they pop into Madrid for a couple of days to see the art before hitting the southern cities of Seville and Grenada, or they skip culture entirely and go straight to the Costa del Sol to soak up some rays. While both of these options have a lot going for them, they ignore the pleasures ...
