Posts Tagged ‘ Basque ’

Politics and people: an immigrant’s impressions of Spain’s Basque region

June 3, 2011
By anas47nada
Politics and people: an immigrant’s impressions of Spain’s Basque region

Filed under: Arts and Lifestyle, Background, Studying, Europe, France, Spain One particular downside to currently being an immigrant is that you have to understand a whole new set of politics and social divisions. Since shifting to Madrid six many years back, I’ve heard a great deal of individuals conversing about Spain’s Basque area. Every...

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Hiking in France’s Basque Region

June 2, 2011
By anas47nada
Hiking in France’s Basque Region

Filed below: Arts and Culture, Hiking, Heritage, Understanding, Foods and Consume, Europe, France, Spain The Basque region straddles the border amongst northeastern Spain and southwestern France. For the past 5 days I’ve been hiking in Spain’s Basque area, and nowadays I and my group are crossing the border into France. One of our Basque...

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Hiking the Basque coastline

May 27, 2011
By anas47nada
Hiking the Basque coastline

Filed below: Arts and Culture, Hiking, History, Finding out, Food and Consume, Europe, France, Spain Whilst the Sierra de Tolo&ntildeo provides some incredible trails and views, the most alluring sights I’ve noticed in the Basque area are along its shoreline. The coast of northeast Spain and southwest France along the Bay of Biscay is...

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Climbing a Basque mountain

May 25, 2011
By anas47nada
Climbing a Basque mountain

Filed below: Climbing, Arts and Tradition, Hiking, History, Finding out, Europe, Spain I’ve been hiking in Spain’s Basque area for 3 days now, and now I am facing the most difficult hike of my trip. I and a number of volunteers from my group are going up and more than the Sierra de Tolo&ntildeo...

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Salt, wine, and wealth in Spain’s Basque region

May 23, 2011
By anas47nada
Salt, wine, and wealth in Spain’s Basque region

Filed below: Arts and Tradition, Hiking, Background, Understanding, Meals and Drink, Europe, Spain, Luxurious Travel In the contemporary entire world we never give considerably assumed to salt. We casually decide on some up in the supermarket or tear open a packet at a caf&eacute, but in the past salt was a vital and sought-right...

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Hiking and politics in the Basque region’s Grand Canyon

May 21, 2011
By anas47nada
Hiking and politics in the Basque region’s Grand Canyon

Filed underneath: Hiking, Historical past, Studying, Europe, Spain, Luxury Travel “The Basques have the oldest heritage in Europe,” says Dr. Alberto Santana, historian and co-founder of Aunia, a Basque cultural magazine. “We have been here given that the Stone Age and have the most unique language in the entire world. There are some 6,000...

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Hiking through Spain’s Basque region

May 19, 2011
By anas47nada
Hiking through Spain’s Basque region

Filed beneath: Arts and Tradition, Hiking, History, Studying, Foods and Drink, Europe, France, Spain, Luxury Travel Most tourists who check out Spain stick to the central and southern parts of the region–Madrid, Granada, Seville, Barcelona, and the Costa del Sol. They normally skip the greener, much more temperate north. If they head north at...

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