Merry Christmas from the Nestoria Team!

Fellow Nestorphiles!

The year has been turbulent for everyone in the property industry, especially in our two biggest markets: the UK and Spain. Next week we'll do a series of posts looking back on the year in a bit more detail, and of course discussing the challenges ahead. Nevertheless, we've managed to thrive in 2009 thanks to a lot of hard work from the team and the support of all of our partners. Many thanks to everyone for believing in us.

All work and no play makes for a very dull vertical search engine indeed. As such, last week, as in past years the Nestoria team headed to Bilbao for a chance to clear our heads, relax and celebrate our accomplishments. Unlike in past years, this time we didn't go body boarding in the frigid sea. Instead we indulged in another Basque tradition - great cooking and great wine.

We divided into teams, each assigned to cook a different course in a Basque feast. Luckily we had the guidance of an experienced chef to steer us. We headed to the main Bilbao market to buy fresh ingredients, and then went to a traditional Basque gastronomic society, or Txoko, where we then began our cooking duel.

As you can well imagine, competition between the teams was fierce to earn the praise of the chef. Just like in property search, great ingredients alone was not enough, presentation and speedy delivery of the content, played a critical role in creating a great experience. In the end though I can confidently say that we all won as we enjoyed a great meal in great company.

Many thanks to our hosts in Bilbao for a memorable event, to the team for a fantastic year, to our loyal partners for their support in a tough year, and most of all to the users of Nestoria! We extend our best holiday wishes to all of you!

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