Besalu Village
In September this year I was invited to join a handful of the most influential bloggers in the travel blogging industry. For two intense days we knuckled down in the fairytale village of Besalu in Costa Brava.
From one of the most photographed bridges in Spain, to its narrow alleyways, Besalu is one of those cute towns that you could spend hours exploring.
It is a place where you can wander between the little cafes and everyone will greet you with a smile.
The reason I had been invited to Besalu and the Bloghouse, was to provide us with a chance to focus on identifying our blogs strengths, weaknesses and overall path for our adventure travel blog. It was an opportunity that new bloggers dream of.
And we had it all laid on for us. We were hosted by the wonderful team at Charming Villas who provided us with one of the nicest houses mansions I have ever stayed in. Scratch that, Casa Marcial was the nicest place I have ever stayed in!
A pool, about a gazillion rooms and foundations from the 17th Century. This photo was taken from the backyard…
We had as much booze as we could drink. Which to be fair was a ridiculous amount. A personal chef showing us how to cook Paella, and enough food the rest of the time to feed an army.
We spent our days learning the intricate details of fine tuning our content, creating better videos and the overall art of travel blogging.
While this may sound very mundane to most of you, it is all helping to transform Four Jandals. If you take a look back at our journey from when we first started posting articles a year ago (please don’t look they are horrendously written), to where we are now, there is a HUGE difference.
It is these sorts of opportunities that experienced travel bloggers provide to us, that make me love the decision to throw away a very successful career and pursue our dreams and passions full time.
And ultimately provide better stories and adventures for you to read.
But it wasn’t just the Bloghouse that was so amazing.
It was the wonderful village and people of Besalu who opened their doors for us that cemented it as a place I will return to.
From the scrumptious cakes across the stunning Besalu bridge at Ribera Bistro, to the extravagant dinner at Pont Vell restaurant, the locals welcomed us in with open arms.
It is these sorts of small towns and villages that make me fall in love with travelling over and over.
So if you ever have the chance to visit Spain, then make sure you schedule in a few days around Costa Brava. And ensure you head towards the French border to explore the incredible village of Besalu.
You won’t regret it.