Funcionary: Fall Around Laughing
Does fighting the bureaucrats wear you out? Do you always have a form missing? Do you feel lost when applying for government subsidies? Well now you can practice with the hot new game… Practice your...
View ArticleEl Prat
In view of the mega debacle at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 last week, and the chaos last summer at Barcelona’s Aeroport del Prat, we can only wait in trepidation to see what happens when the new Terminal Sur...
View ArticleBetween Two Fires
Between Two Fires: Guerrilla War in the Spanish Sierras is a gripping and deeply moving new book about “Spain’s forgotten war” by award-winning journalist David Baird written after five years of...
View ArticleIdentity Crisis
A lot of people from the UK react with shock horror when I say that I am still Valerie Collins. They expect me to have a Spanish married name: some sort of aristocratic double or triple barreled...
View ArticleGarlic Moments: A Train in Spain
Christa Mundin of Gandía reports on her trip home from Barcelona last week. Arrived home safely but very late after a fun-packed journey. I arrived at the station in Barcelona to find the train was...
View ArticleWith A Rose Between Her Teeth
And now for something completely different. We are delighted to announce that one of Valerie’s funniest stories, With A Rose Between Her Teeth, was selected for inclusion in the Writers Abroad Short...
View ArticleWith A Rose Between Her Teeth
Here’s a direct link to Valerie’s story WITH A ROSE BETWEEN HER TEETH, a hilarious take on the expat experience in Spain. Please leave your comments and let Valerie know what you think of the story.
View ArticleDecember in Spain
If you think that December is an ordinary working month with a bit of extra shopping and a few days off for Christmas, think again. Here, December is about as productive as August, when the whole of...
View ArticleConfessions of a jamón-eating “vegetarian”
I’m not really a back-sliding vegetarian as I’ve never given up fish. In Spain, though, not eating meat is pretty close to being one; a vegetarian that is. What really marked me out as a ‘veggie’ over...
View ArticleCafé con hielo: DIY-style
You’d think that ordering an iced coffee would be a simple affair. Café con hielo in Spain comes like this: a double espresso cup of coffee, a long tall glass or a short fat glass with lots of ice, a...
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