Traveling to Spain Made Me Not Want to Return to the United States

Traveling to Spain was one of the best trips to Europe yet

Leonardo Del Toro
10 min readNov 27, 2024

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San Sebastian

This is my fifth trip to Europe. This time, I’m traveling to Spain, baby. However, “the country of Spain” doesn’t exist as most people tend to think. Several countries within Spain have their own cultures and languages. I went to Catalonia and the Basque region, and in this small country, people are happy. Why is everybody so happy in Spain?

Itinerary of our trip: land in Barcelona, rent a car, and drive and sleep in Otxandio, continue to Bilbao, and finally to San Sebastian and back to Barcelona.

It’s Monday evening in Barcelona, and everyone is out dining, eating pintxos, and drinking wine. The restaurants are filled with people, young and old, many tourists but mostly locals. Everyone was talking lively and having fun as if there was a town celebration. But every day is like a party in Barcelona. Everyone is living their life, not just thinking about work and money.

This is not intended to be another article bashing America, America’s favorite pastime. But I compiled a few items I think are…

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Leonardo Del Toro
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