The Languages of Spain

February 10, 2011

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! So you want to learn Spanish? Maybe you want a few key phrases for you holiday or perhaps you live in are planning to live in Spain. If your think Spanish is the language of Spain you are only [...]

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The Art Triangle of Madrid

January 26, 2011

Madrid is fortunate to have many museums to statisfy everyone’s but  the three major players are know as the Arts Triangle of Madrid and known as El Prado, Museo Centro de Arte Reina Sofia and Thyssen-Bornemisza. Each one have something different to offer but providing the full complement of art. El Prado Is one of [...]

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Reintroduction of the Griffin Vulture in the South East of Spain.

January 17, 2011

What a joy and privilege it was to visit t this vulture sanctuary in the mountains above Alcoy. I hadn´t realized that almost 80% of the world´s vultures used to be in Spain. There are many reasons why the vultures disappeared from our territory. Now that they have returned, they have to face new dangers: [...]

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Arrival of the Three Kings

January 8, 2011

The Spanish traditional Christmas is celebrated on 6 January, Los Tres Reyes Magos. (the Three Wise Men).. These Three Kings are the ones who followed a star to meet the new King of Kings (Baby Jesus) and offered him three presents: gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn child in Belén (Bethelem) In December, all [...]

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To give your opinion

January 3, 2011

‘Yo Que Tú’ translates to ‘If I were you.’ This is the colloquial version. ‘Si Yo Fuera tú ‘+ conditional is grammatical version.

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Crown of Kings/Roscón de Reyes

January 2, 2011

So what is so special about the Roscón? The traditional dessert of Reyes is Roscón de Reyes, a sort of bread like cake in the shape of a crown. In Spain, we eat with hot chocolate either the night before or on the morning of Kings Day (January 6th), as the children are opening their gifts. [...]

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New Year Fiesta in Spain – Noche Vieja.

December 30, 2010

New Year, La Noche Vieja is one of the most prestigious festivals in Spain and is celebrated with great fanfare. Millions of people in Spain celebrate as it is a Christian country. People regardless of age, race or creed celebrate in style and bring charm and diversity to this country and its rich cultural heritage. [...]

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Carrizales Natural Park, Santa Pola

December 26, 2010

Park Carrizales Natural is an innovative reclamation of land from under the sea.  The land has been reclaimed from Salt Lakes. It is now offering a model of sustainability for the environment, agriculture, nature and endangered species. What was once the Elche lagoon, disappeared due to both the natural silting up of the land and [...]

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Spain, Not Just Sun, Sangria and Sand

December 18, 2010

I came to Spain just after the millennium with two suitcases and a spirit of adventure. People ask me do you go back to UK and will you ever return there to live. I always have a resounding ´NO´, but life does have its own twists and turns. Moraira is my hogar dulce hogar – [...]

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So You Want to Start Your Own Home Based Business?

November 18, 2010

Why? It can seem like a really great idea to work from home, after all this is what is being pitched at us all over the Internet. It´s often billed as the miracle and solution to all your personal, financial, family and business problems. Two and a half years ago I ventured onto the Internet [...]

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