Don't Forget To Pack: Rain jacket, purse, sunglasses, cute jacket, skirts (dressier clothes than US).
Best Left At Home: Most of your shorts (except for athletic clothes for the camino).
Best Eats in the Area: Newroz Doner Kebap, El Trebol 1983, Mercado de Abastos de Santiago
Favorite Local Activity: Ice Cream at Sotto Zero, Bico de Xeado, or Pastelaria Miguez Helado Secreto
Where to Study: Pastelaria de Miguez
Must-Try Local Dish: Grilled octopus, Doner Kebap, Jamón Ibérico, Tortilla, Pimientos de Padrón
Best Photo Op: Top of the Ferris Wheel, Catedral de Santiago
Your Biggest Fail: Taking the train to A Coruña and walking 40 minutes to the beach just for it to be cloudy and cold :(
Buy This: Jewelry at a local market, clothing at local stores, USC shirt/sweatshirt
Not That: anything close to the cathedral (tourist trap shops)
Most Interesting Class: Camino de Santiago Rutas y símbolos
Best Part of the Program: exploring and traveling with the amazing other students in the program
Unforgettable Weekend Trips: Porto, Carnota Beach, Madrid, Mallorca
Bonus Pro Tips:
- Best Thrift Stores: Flamingo Vintage Kilo, Arroupa, Kameleon Vintage
- Best Jewelry Stores: Two Secrets (only on google maps not apple maps), Vestopazzo
- Best Clothing Stores: Bershka, Pull&Bear, Oysho, Zara, Stradivarius, Primark, Decathalon (athletic clothes+more)
- Best Supermarkets: Gadis, Froiz, Carrefour, Dia, Victoria (boujee)
- Best Cafes: Costa Vella Garden Cafe, Pastelaria de Miguez, Restaurante el SEU (between classes such good and cheap coffee and napolitanas)
Our 3-Minute Travel Guide series is inspired by the University of California's Education Abroad Program's (UCEAP) blog.
