"With its origins dating back to the 4th century, Santiago de Compostela is an old city. Like many still-standing European towns, it grew organically rather than from central planning, developing a hodge-podge of streets running at odd angles with impossibly narrow sections."
Read MoreCan Beer Boost Your Language Skills?→
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Beer probably won't make you more articulate, but it will open international doors for you.
Read MoreThailand's Deadly Roads: Why You Can't Fail To Pass→
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If you worried about passing your drivers' test when you were a kid, you'll be overjoyed to learn how easy it is in Thailand. And then terrified to drive there.
Read MoreThe ONLY Two Things You Need To Travel The World→
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There are lots of people out there telling you how to live a life of travel. But when you break it all down, it comes down to only two things.
Read MoreCity Guide to Santiago de Compostela is live!→
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In this, our City Guide to Santiago de Compostela, we cover the sights and sounds we personally experience along the way, sprinkling our stories in with a few facts here and there. Hey, you can get a travel guide to Galicia from any number of resources. We know it's our heathy dosage of "us" that keeps you interested.
Read MoreHow We Traveled Europe On The Cheap→
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If your impression of Europe is an expensive place to travel with crappy beer, we have a different story to tell.
Read MoreLa Atlántica is Serious About Galician Craft Beer
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As if out trip to Santiago couldn't get any better, we managed to get invited to a semi-private beer tasting at La Atlántica! Only one of the beers was actually a Galician craft beer, a home-brewed Gose, oddly enough. It was lovely. Brewed with actual seawater, if you can believe it!
Read MoreAlameda Park overlooking USC Campus
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Alameda Park, just west of the Cathedral, is a well-maintained public park that offers gorgeous views of Santiago. Be sure to walk through the park, about as far as you can to the wester edge. There you'll find a stunning vista of the USC -- that's University of Santiago de Compostela, not the other USC -- that's worth enjoying for several minutes, or an hour.
Read MoreBest coffee in Briòn at the Cafe Bar Altamira
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Cafe Bar Altamira is more than a coffee shop, as you can probably guess from the name. The place gets lively around mid-day and stays that way. There's a pool table and dart board in the back, with plenty of room for a large-ish party to have a good time. And like any good bar in this part of Spain, tapas keeps on flowing from the kitchen.
Read MoreStreet Musicians from Europe→
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During our walk about the Earth, we've encountered a fair number of street musicians. And since we've always got an audio recorder on us... we recorded some of them. This week, it's a musical interlude on our show. Enjoy the sounds of a few street musicians we've met all across Europe!
Read MoreA Photo Walk -- Quite Literally -- Around Noia, Galicia.
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Noia started out as a small fishing village over one thousand years ago. Today, it's still a small fishing village, but a decent-sized city has grown up around it, with all the modern trappings you'd expect to find.
Read MoreCome For The Camino, Stay For The Cervexa→
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The best walk in Santiago de Compostela has nothing to do with pilgrims, and everything to do with quality craft beer.
Read MoreYes, We Skipped The Newsletter Last Week
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Astute observers will have noticed there was no newsletter sent out last Sunday. No, it didn't wind up in your spam filter, we simply didn't send one out. The choice was between doing some things we wanted to do and doing something we needed to do... and "want" won. Nothing more sinister than that. And now, it's time to make up for lost time.
Read MoreO Bandullo do Lambón - Craft Beer & Speciality Shop
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Hidden away in the back streets of Santiago de Compostela is a small shop called O Bandullo do Lambón. Good craft beer found!
Read MoreDiving Into The Fountain
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Taking a video of art is always an interesting proposition. How do you position the camera to capture the essence of the piece, yet still create your own work of art? This One Minute Memories video does just that.
Read MoreA Rose By Any Other Name Could Smell More Spicy
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Last night, we met a young woman named Claudia. Or was it Claudia?
Read MoreA Video Trip to Santiago for Fine Craft Beer!
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In this Video Diary, we take you -- in only about 2 minutes -- on the trip from Brión to Santiago de Compostela for quick trip through the city. Well... that was the intent. Then... beer.
Read MoreDay Tripping In Noia
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Noia is a small coastal town about 30 km north of the flat we're staying at in Galicia. It's only about 20 minutes from us by bus, so we made the trip and arrived at noon.
Read MoreShimmering Noia - Another Relaxing One Minute Memories Video
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This hidden little spot looks like a it's in the middle of nowhere, but it's actually nestled in the middle of a busy residential area. No can't tell it from this area, even when you pan back. Just a lovely place on a lovely day.
Read MoreSuper-fresh seafood at Albomar in Noia
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But at Albomar, it was fall-apart flaky and good, almost like a firm fish. By not chewy, we mean NOT CHEWY in the slightest. Almost freaky great. And their breading was fantastic and light, adding to the experience.
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