Spain 2019

May 29, 2019

Day 13 – And We Are Back!

Day 13 – by Dane Mohn and Thomas Dang 8 am CEST After eating breakfast at TRYP Madrid Hotel, we all loaded up on the bus to go to the airport beginning our long day of travel. Security started the day with a bit of a struggle as people began getting bottle openers confiscated and… 

May 29, 2019

Day 12 – The Guggenheim!

Day 12 – by Michael Jones and Patrick Fazekas It was a misty Friday morning when we awoke in San Sebastián. The group loaded on to the bus for yet another brief bus ride – this time headed to the city of Bilbao. Bilbao is located in the North Central region of Spain and is… 

May 25, 2019

Day 11 – Pintxos, Funniculars, Beaches and More!

Day 11 – by Lilly Humphries and AJ Ward In the morning, we all got a late start. Today was our first day in a while without early morning plans, so we took advantage of that and got some much needed rest. Once we got moving, we went to hike Urgull Mota, a large hill… 

May 22, 2019

Day 10 – Never Seen Before – Machine Gloss Papel at Smurfit Kappa

Day 10 – by Megan Yang and Mary Kathryn Wallace Wednesday morning, on May 22nd, we departed from the Zenit Pamplona Hotel to travel to the Smurfit Kappa Sangüesa Mill. This paper company has over 46,000 employees with 350 facilities in 35 different countries. The Sangüesa mill has a little over 240 employees and produces… 

May 22, 2019

Day 9 – Truly “Something Different”

Day 9 – By Reagan Barnhill and Evan Morris Today, May 21, 2019, started with a healthy buffet breakfast of pastries and fresh fruit at the hotel. The next leg of our journey was a short trip to the Bodega Otazu Vineyard and Winery. The overarching theme of this trip, “Something Different”, could not have… 

May 22, 2019

Day 8 – Visit to SAICA Mill

Day 8 – by Jared Wolfe and Austin Emery We stayed the night in Zaragoza in the Aragon region of Spain. We woke up this morning to go to the SAICA mill which was about 30 minutes outside of the city. Some ramble groups ate breakfast at the hotel while others traveled a little down… 

May 22, 2019

Day 7 – A Day of Rest and Travel

Day 7 – by Makalya Moore and Emmy Howell This was our last day in Sitges and we were allowed a late start to recuperate from beachside fun. At 12:00 PM we departed for Zaragoza. Checkout was smooth and we made our way for the bus. As we traveled, the ocean slipped out of the… 

May 19, 2019

Day 6 – Barcelona Free Day

Day 6 – by Allison Hellwig and Brandon Long After a week filled with three amazing paper mill visits, we had a full free day in Barcelona. We stayed in a small beach town called Sitges about 40 kilometers from Barcelona. This morning we loaded the bus at 9 AM and headed to Barcelona. We… 

May 19, 2019

Day 5 – Papelera Ecker y Moli Papel Museo

Day 5  – by Matt Burleson and Kat Santoro This Friday was the last day of the first week of our PIE trip, and visiting the Ecker Paper mill and the Capellades Paper Mill Museum was a great way to wrap it up!   We departed from our hotel in Valencia in the morning and… 

May 18, 2019

Day 4 – Domtar Personal Care and Valencia

Day 4 – by Daniel Richardson and Audra Chenoweth Today was an interesting day. We checked out of the hotel at 7:45 AM and went to the pickup point to be picked up at 8. After making it there, we found out about 30 minutes later that nobody was on the way to pick us…