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Cider has been “protecting” Basque sailors for centuries

Basque galleons ride at anchor in Red Bay, Labrador (historimuseum.ca)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp BlitzLift is a website that collects "info pills" about history, science, and curiosities.  We could spend hours discovering...

A ‘trainera’ has been chosen to set a new Loch Ness...

Jock Wishart - Loch Ness-A practise row for the crew of the Trainera rowing boat.
This article was translated by John R. Bopp The Scottish daily Inverness Courier has just published an article about the upcoming attempt to break the record...

Placentia, Canada and Plentzia, Basque Country, are now sister cities

El acto de la firma del acta de hermanamiento entre Plentzia y Placentia
This article was translated by John R. Bopp We’ve spoken on many occasions about the profound mark the Basques have left on the Atlantic coast of...

A fantastic book about the history of Basque whalers (good, nice...

Libro Balleneros vascos bratuito
This article was tranlated by Iustrans As the Spanish saying goes, we all like things to be "good, nice and cheap". We can’t deny that,...