Although we live and work in San José, California, the capital of Silicon Valley located 40 miles south of San Francisco, we grew up in Laredo, Cantabria, 30 miles west of Santander, on the northern coast of Spain. On this page you will find interesting facts about the two places we consider our home:

• National symbols of the United States of America and Spain
• Local time in California and Spain (peninsula)
• Live webcams in San Francisco and Laredo
• Current weather in San José and Santander
• Daily news headlines
• Live U.S. TV and radio
• Map location of San José and Laredo
• Conversion of foreign currency
• Conversion of British and metric units

• Administrations: U.S.: San José, California, The White House; Spain: Laredo, Cantabria, La Moncloa.
• Dictionaries: Merriam-Webster (English), Real Academia Española (Spanish).
• Translation: Translator, English-Spanish/Spanish-English dictionary.
• Newspapers: San José Mercury News, El Diario Montañés.