I moved to Spain in 2021 “just for a year” as a language assistant… and like every expat cliché ever, I fell completely in love with the slow mornings, the warm light, the endless plazas, and a version of myself I didn’t know existed.
Two years in Madrid, one in Valladolid, and now Zamora — each city has shaped me in ways I never expected. I learned how to navigate Spanish bureaucracy, survive on an aux salary, travel on a budget, switch from a student visa to a work permit, and build a life far from home.
From #Project82PH to Spain
Before moving abroad, I started “Project80PH”—a personal goal to visit every single one of the 80 provinces in the Philippines.
When Spain became my permanent home, I brought that same framework with me. Instead of just sticking to the major tourist hubs, I wanted to understand the reality of the entire country. That is why I am currently on a mission to visit all 50 Spanish provinces.
#PROJECT50SPAIN
My current goal is to visit all 50 Spanish provinces and create practical, DIY travel guides for every region. The list below tracks my progress. If a province is linked, click it to read my straightforward itineraries and logistical notes for that area.
- A Coruña
- Álava
- Albacete
- Alicante
- Almería
- Asturias
- Ávila
- Badajoz
- Balearic Islands (Baleares)
- Barcelona
- Bizkaia (Vizcaya)
- Burgos
- Cáceres
- Cádiz
- Cantabria
- Castellón
- Ciudad Real
- Córdoba
- Cuenca
- Gipuzkoa (Guipúzcoa)
- Girona
- Granada
- Guadalajara
- Huelva
- Huesca
- Jaén
- La Rioja
- Las Palmas
- León
- Lleida
- Lugo
- Madrid
- Málaga
- Murcia
- Navarre (Navarra)
- Ourense
- Palencia
- Pontevedra
- Salamanca
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Segovia
- Seville (Sevilla)
- Soria
- Tarragona
- Teruel
- Toledo
- Valencia
- Valladolid
- Zamora
- Zaragoza