San Sebastian
Travel Blogs from San Sebastian, Spain and Canary Islands
A foodie pilgrimage
... "incendio forestales" is code for train driver's dinner break. We were reprehensibly slothful in San Sebastian. We wandered around the tree-lined, cobbled streets and soaked up sunshine. We took in some of the more notable monuments, churches and ...
THE CITY WHERE FOOD IS ART
... and bars. The red wine is good in Spain and cheap!! But wait, we are driving in to find our apartment in San Sebastian, and a parking space but there are none today so Sheila drops Kath at the apartment and with the address of a parking staion Sheila ...
The prodigal "sun" returns
... being kidnapped and held in San Sebastian. I didn't know at the time if they were referring to the one in Spain, but when I first saw San Sebastian in a guidebook 3 years ago, I knew that I had to go. I really should've been born a Spaniard - ...
EXPLORING THE ELEGANT, SOPHISTICATED BEACH CITY
... he shot an elephant and had to be airlifted for urgent surgery- don't these royals ever learn to be senstive to the times-Spain is in economic crisis and animal welfare is on top of the list for many young people. And he goes hunting! We walked around the ...
Special delivery
... the far from stellar weather today. Despite being cold and cloudy, I decided that I HAD to swim - I've been to San Sebastian three times now, and have never been in the water. I was only one of a few crazy SOBs in the water. I only ...
Goodbye beautiful aires
... images of pine forests and free camping with water, drainage and room for the kids to roam I soon realised that free camping in Spain was something a little different. As we drove to our new free camp I looked at Dave and said "YOU HAVE GOT TO BE ...
Basque-ing in the Sun
... in a coastal city. The girls I met in Madrid (Lucie and Lizzy) ended up missing the train in the morning and so only ended up getting into San Sebastian at 10pm, as opposed to 2pm. The guy at the hostel shouted at them because they said they wer going ...
San Sebastian
Crossing the border into Spain was not a big deal and once in Spain it was a short drive to San Sebastian. Our hostel was close to the centre so we had to find a car park but because it was a Sunday; 'No one works in Spain on a Sunday' we eventually were ...
Twilight Zone
... heads in and found the most extensive historical display of San Sebastian. Artifacts, cannons, costumes, models of buildings, and films about how San Sebastian was founded, festivals that take place through the year, and clips from the popular 20's & ...
Sea Shell Paradise
... on the itinerary anyway, but once we arrived in this incredible Basque county town we fell in love. San Sebastian lies in the north-central part of Spain; right over the French/Spanish boarder; in an area know as the Basque County. Upon arrival, our ...
One for Curvey Girls...
... is also evidence of fierce support for the local soccer team with red and white striped flags hanging from numerous balconies! Back in San Sebastian, we head straight for the old town in search of paella - this is a fishing port after all - as there ...
TGV train from Bordeaux to Irun, Spain - 250kms.
... very few people talk, I hope my tapping on the keyboard isn’t too annoying for people, Irun, Spain next stop. Purchase 2 tickets Irun to San Sebastian €2.90 and get the suburban train, trip is around 15 minutes. From San Sebastian station ...
Bike, Hike, ?
Two days left, what to do? Rent a bike, shop, hike a mountain, get caught in a rainstorm, and sleep in? All of the above! Beautiful San Sebastian, what can I say, but this is where I would love to come back and live. It's been great being in Spain and ...
Spain day 3.
Lazy day hanging around San Sebastian, first the laundromat a couple streets away, this takes an hour or so. Feeling pretty hungry we take the bus to the café we went to yesterday, Casa Otaegui about 3kms, and of course its closed so we ...
San Sebastian
... I read that it is 765 feet above the bay. So from our rooms we have a commanding view of the bay, the town, and old town. There are two islands in the bay. On top of the largest is what appears to be a large statue of Jesus. At the ...
A costly error
... a reservation is just a rookie error, and I've done it twice in as many months! My first hour in Spain was spent wandering around San Sebastian calling all six of the "Low End" hostels mentioned in the Lonely Planet and, pretending not to have noticed ...
Calm before the storm
We had heard nothing but good things about this chilled out beach town in the north west of Spain, and it turns out they were true. We didn't really do alot here because we had a vague idea that run with the bulls was going to be heaps crazy so we wanted ...
La Tamborrada 2008!
My visit to San Sebastian was by far the highlight of my tour of Northern Spain! Not only is it a completely amazing place to see but out of pure luck I planned to stay in San Sebastián during La Tamborrada aka ¨San Sebastián Day¨. The festival is ...
Basque Country Espana
... was all good. Wasn't too keen on the toilet signs being in Basque though, but it is to be expected! Left Danny and bussed it back to San Seb, at which point Chie and I embraked upon some serious bar hopping. The old town is just soooo good, ...
San Sebastian dos veces
... coming down from the castle, we wondered the streets and looked in various little shops for mementos from our time here. That's all for San Sebastian right now, next up are blogs from Pamplona and France! ...
San Sebastian
... in the bay. It was sort of windy most of the time and not beach weather, yet I still had a great time. San Sebastian is in the north of Spain, in Basque country. It's quite different from the rest of Spain, though it was difficult for me to tell since ...
Sun, Sand, Crazy Drinks and Calamari
... to have 3 days of beautiful sunshine. Our guide for the day on the bus trip in gave us a few ideas of what to do in San Sebastian and first thing was "if the sun is out, you go to the beach cause you don't know when it will be out again!" So the ...
Mamas großes Spanien-Abenteuer :)
... endlich war der vierte März und ich konnte meine Lieblingsmama am Flughafen Bilbao abholen, um von dort aus zu unserem Urlaubsziel San Sebastian oder auch Donosti(a) zu fahren :) Eine Woche Urlaub, die wir wirklich sehr sehr gut genutzt haben. Tag 1 (4. ...
Basque Country
... and France. She was very delightful and informative. Joel and I took the funicular up to the top of a mountain overlooking San Sebastian. Even though it was raining a little, you can still see the beautiful harbor. There were about 25 ...
Sensational San Sebastian
San Sebastian was absolutely beautiful, and everything that I anticipated Spain would be. True to form it rained a lot! So many cute streets, millions of bars, plus surf ... I can totally understand why some of my mates have lived here for a ...

