The history books say that modern tourism was invented by two nineteenth-century publishers who never met: German Karl Baedeker and Englishman John Murray, authors of the travel guides that bore their respective surnames. But one thing is to travel and another very different thing is the […]
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Can you imagine being able to fly over the rugged Basque coast, seeing from a bird’s eye view places as iconic as the Islet of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, the flysch, La Concha Bay, and the beaches of Biarritz? Or even better, can you imagine flying […]
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Whoever says that we must know all the outcomes in advance is lying, because a true lover of luxury knows that life is not planned; things just “happen.” That is why true luxury lovers are not afraid that autumn will strip them naked and winter will […]
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“Why is it that we rejoice at a wedding and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.” This hilarious quote attributed to Mark Twain brings a bit of lightheartedness to the demanding responsibility that social events require. Luckily, weddings are […]
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Chef Santi Santamaría always said that “a good chef is not measured by the stars that hang from his jacket, but by his ability to fuse ingredients with modern techniques.” And that is something that Andoni Arranz was very sure about when, in 2019, he decided […]
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Vitoria-Gasteiz, in addition to being the capital of the Basque Country and seat of the Parliament and the Basque Government, is also known as the green capital of the region – this is attested to by the numerous international awards with which it has been recognized: […]
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Desire and pleasure are, for modern explorers, a greater certainty than rules and conventions. Although a lot of time has passed since the adventures of Bruce Chatwin –that charming writer of travel novels whose biographer said, “in his books he does not tell half the truth, […]
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In the beautiful fishing village of Hondarribia is Villa Magalean. Magalean comes from magal, which in Basque means lap, skirt, shelter. It defines well this luxury boutique hotel located between the medieval historic center of the city and the Bay of Txingudi, which separates the municipality […]
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