The Cantabrian Mountains are famous for their recently thriving brown bear populations (Ursus arctos arctos). Autumn is a good season to spot them. They go through a little binge-eating episode …
Little Cares: discover beautiful Asturias in autumn
“You can go there a million times and never see the same things!” or so says nearly every devoted hiker I meet about their favorite routine hikes. There is undoubtedly …
The Asturian Crown: The Princess of Asturias and Asturian Kings
Being Dutch, I love to dress myself in orange to celebrate our King’s birthday at the end of April. This is one of the days I miss The Netherlands the …
Ruta de las Xanas: Searching for Asturian water nymphs
June 23, midnight. San Juan night, with fiestas all over Asturias. But far away from the noisy cities and villages, there’s another sound. The sound of female voices. They sing …
“Stranger Things” in Asturias
Did you also enjoy the Netflix hit-series “Stranger Things”? Well, Hawkins, Indiana, is not the only place in the world where the “upside-down” presents itself. This is my third blog …
“Homeland” of Miners
Autumn in the high mountains. The humidity makes you numb to the bone. Moreover, the thick fog only enables you to look a few meters ahead. To make things worse, …
When They See Asturias
In these surreal times when the whole world is concerned about COVID-19, it helps me to structure my day with things to look forward too. Calls with loved ones. Observing …
Tracing dinosaur tracks along Asturias’ Jurassic Coast
Visiting one of Asturias’ many beaches is a great way to spend a sunny winter afternoon. But this time, it gets especially exciting. We are visiting “La Griega beach” and …
Six Reasons Why I Fell in Love with Asturias
Regular readers of this blog must know by now why Asturias, in the north of Spain, is worth visiting. High mountains, abundant wildlife, hidden, empty beaches, great food, friendly people …
Mountain hut Branagallones in Biosphere Reserve Redes
Late autumn. The sun slowly sets behind the mountains as our 4×4 drives up the winding road. Inside the four-wheel drive the sound of excited kids voices overrules the noise …