Malpica’s daily octopus auction, on Galicia’s Costa da Morte
One by one a young fisherman is slapping octopuses on a giant scale. He’s tallying up the day’s catch: some 37 boxes of polbo (as it’s known in Galician) weighing nearly 300kg. It’s a fairly quiet sunny Monday in November with just a dozen or so people milling around the Lonja de Malpica, the fishing […]
Where to eat in Santiago de Compostela: Best restaurants and tapas bars
I fell hard for this small stone city stuck in time, with a bar and restaurant scene fed by some of the best seafood Spain has to offer. It’s a rare thing to say but Santiago de Compostela exceeded my expectations in every way. I arrived in Galicia pretty pumped to eat my way across […]
Portugal & Spain Road Trip: Where to stop between Lisbon and Seville
Look at a map of Portugal and you’ll see that beautiful Seville is just over the border…. So if you’re visiting Lisbon or the Algarve, why not plan a road trip and drive to the Spanish city too? While on paper they seem close, the drive between Lisbon and Seville takes 4-5 hours. But if […]
My Guide to the Best San Sebastián Pintxo Bars
The glitz and the glamour! Old-fashioned fun and new-fashioned bites! San Sebastián is so much fun if you love to eat. This small coastal city has the air of 20th-century grandeur with an expansive bay ripe for a seaside promenade, an old town filled with pinxto bars, and more Michelin stars per capita than anywhere […]