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DON A CAPE AND WOW THE LADIES — AND GENTLEMEN!
October 20, 2020
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Entertaining Halloween 2020
October 17, 2020
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THE SURGE IN POPULARITY OF JUNKYARD CARS, A CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOM
October 15, 2020
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RAFA NADAL SLAMS IT TO THE MAGIC 20!
October 13, 2020
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A SECOND OPINION: Trump Better, Campaigning Hard
October 12, 2020
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Bravas, Bridges & Brew in The Home of the Brave!
October 10, 2020
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A SECOND OPINION: Trump and Melania Fight the Coronavirus
October 6, 2020
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MASKS OR VAX, WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE?
September 30, 2020
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THE “CONFUSED” MASK MAN, THAT’S WHO DR. ROBERT REDFIELD IS!
September 30, 2020
ON THE TOWN
Restaurants and bars, movies, theater, dance, sports arenas, even the home… Keep abreast of what’s going on where, and how you can have the greatest fun.
Entertaining Halloween 2020
Beware! Even if we´re confined or restricted at home or to a community or country,Halloween is still coming.But that doesn´t mean you and yours can´t have a little fun spooking around the house. Since we´re almost there, here are three very easy, very quick and inexpensive ideas to creepy up your holiday: Bloody Necklace, Super Fast Ghost Decoration, Bloody Mary Cocktail.
Bravas, Bridges & Brew in The Home of the Brave!
I hatched a plan after my doctor described my latest blood test as "boring." I never wanted anything about me to be described as boring. So I drove from the middle of Long Island, epicenter of bland restaurants, to southern Brooklyn to pick up the Guidepost Galloping Gourmets. They can root out Spanish food better than a savy pig can find a truffle.
FIVE SHOWS TO WELCOME AUTUMN IN THE NEW NORMAL
Gooood old showbiz in the new normal, face mask, social distancing and all. Five shows GUIDEPOST has chosen to help you ease into the Fall, when you're in Madrid, with the feeling that this pandemic will not stay with us forever. And that we’re in fact one step ahead of it already even when the panorama looks bleak outside because of a looming Second Wave. Time to take entertainment seriously!
CAN YOU IMAGINE A WORDLESS STAND-UP? “FRIDO” IS!
It’s hard enough to tickle the audience's funny bone with just a few words. But a mute stand-up? See what “Frido” can do!
QUINTESSENTIAL GREEK VILLAGE IN DOWNTOWN MADRID
Taberna Griega could be the quintessential Greek village in downtown Madrid, where GUIDEPOST's "Three Musketeers" celebrated Guidepost Publisher Dan Lowell's birthday which was actually in March but due to the pandemic lockdown we could only celebrate it this September. We had spent an afternoon in its lively taberna and lingered over the luscious Meze served with hot Pita bread and sipping high quality Cretian wines. And of course we feasted on the main courses. Ya mas!
DON A CAPE AND WOW THE LADIES — AND GENTLEMEN!
Warm and dashing, the capa española can be twirled haughtily around the wearer’s body twice or even three times. And Capas Seseña is the only establishment still existing in all Spain with a proud and single-minded dedication to the making of the classic Spanish cape, cut and sewn right there on the old turn-of-the-century premises. The traditional garment has been enchanting elegant national and international fashion audiences (and wearers, of course) unfailingly all these many years.
THE SURGE IN POPULARITY OF JUNKYARD CARS, A CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOM
The fear of crowded public transport plus the harsh economic condition, both brought about by the COVID, have caused the sale of cars older than 20 years to spike. The rather strange phenomenon is happening side by side with the accelerated demand for bicycles and other means of mobility as alternatives to mass transit which is perceived as a superspreader of the virus.
RAFA NADAL SLAMS IT TO THE MAGIC 20!
On Sunday, 11 October 2020, the World’s Number 2 ATP player demolished Serbian Novak Djokovic, the World’s Number 1, in three straight sets at the Roland Garros final. As the Spanish national anthem resounded in the Philippe Chatrier court, tears of emotion glistened in the Spanish eyes. In his victory speech, Rafa Nadal said, "I never hide that I would love to finish my career being the player with more Grand Slams, no doubt about that. The records, of course, I care." About Roger Federer who got there first, he said, "We will see when we end our careers. I believe our rivalry is something beautiful."
MEET THE HEALTH-ALERT GUY WHO TESTED POSTIVE – NO, NOT THE U.S. PRESIDENT!
One day the greying blond-and-blue-eyed Director and Spokesperson of the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies disappeared from the TV screens. He had tested positive for the coronavirus. People didn’t know whether to laugh at the irony of it or to conclude that he’s a smooth-talking tele- evangelist you’d better not pay too much attention to, much less trust.
JUST SO YOU KNOW: MADRID IS UNDER “RESTRICTIONS” (AGAIN)!
“Restrictions”: it is the regional government of Madrid’s euphemism for partial lockdown, or “selective confinement” as the Deputy Counselor of Health and the COVID Plan had blurted out. Demonstrations in various parts of the region are being held, protesting against what they see as drawing a dividing line between the north and south -- rich and poor -- of Madrid. In truth, "selective confinement" is not exclusive to Madrid these days. Similar measures are being applied in some places in Spain.
SEVEN BEST COUNTRIES TO SETTLE IN AFTER THE PANDEMIC
The pandemic confinement gave people time to ponder their way of life and, accordingly, their place of residence. Spain, next to the UK, is a top choice of those thinking of moving to a new country when the coast is clear. France comes third.
HOW TO GET HEALTHY ANYWHERE IN THE EU: GET A CARD!
The European Health Insurance Card allows anyone who is insured or covered by a statutory social security scheme of the EU countries plus Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom to receive medical treatment in another member state free or at a reduced cost, if that treatment becomes necessary during their visit or if they have a chronic pre-existing condition which requires care. The term of validity of the card depends on the issuing country.
SOLDIERS JOIN THE DESPERATE WAR AGAINST A VIRUS
In view of very disturbing flare-ups, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced recently that the army will be on hand to help regions track and trace COVID-19 positives. Sanchez admits that the situation is "worrying" but stresses that Spain is nowhere near the height of the pandemic in mid-March.
AN EVENTFUL SCHOOL OPENING THIS SEPTEMBER IN SPAIN
Strike looms over school opening even as Spain grapples with the threat of pandemic resurgence.
A STUNNING SPANISH BEAUTY WOWS FRENCH EMPEROR & MARRIES HER
At first the intentions of Charles Louis Napoleon (shortly to be crowned Noapoleon III) might have been less than honorable, but Eugenia, granddaughter of an American Consul, insisted that he think of her as a possible consort and not as another courtesan. Five weeks after the proclamation of the second French empire, Napoleon III proposed to Eugenia de Montijo in December of 1852, and she readily accepted becoming Empress Eugenie of France.
THE REAL MADRID
Any and everything about the fascinating capital city of Spain — and the Autonomous Community of Madrid — from its rich history through its vibrant present to what the future holds, recounted from every angle imaginable.
This category, however, goes beyond Madrid; it embraces stories of what occurred, are occurring, and will probably occur in the Spanish nation whose capital is Madrid.
ACM PRESIDENT’S LETTER OF INVITATION FOR GENERAL ASSEMBY
If you're a Member, come and join!
ADIOS TO THE PARKS — SEE YOU PRONTO, CORONA PERMITING!
With Madrid sadly topping the list of Spain’s new positives these days (1535 COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours before 19 August 2020), the city and the region could be trending back to Phase 1 of the de-escalation of the old State of Alarm! Parks will be closed, but at least only for the night, just three months after their much-awaited unrestricted reopening.
CORONA, THE GREATEST MIRACLE-WORKER IN MADRID THIS SUMMER
Summer verbenas give Madrid its delightful charm. But this year, they have all been cancelled. Thanks, Corona, you’ve wrought a miracle such as very few Madrileños have ever had to witness in their long history.
THE SUMMER FESTIVAL IN MADRID IS NOT OVER YET! GIVE A LISTEN.
Here are some of the places you could still go to and have a taste of the new normal in the nation’s capital with the lingering good old Madrid spirit to underpin it. Surely, the lousy corona can't put that great spirit down! (Maybe there's a little sadness, but it won't be there forever.)
AMERICAN CLUB OF MADRID ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBER-TO-MEMBER FORUM
Whether you are looking for other members that share interests , including meet-ups, forming outing groups, creating special events, buy/sell goods or services, or sharing tips, the American Club of Madrid forum is your place to connect with other members.
MADRID: THERE’S SUCH A THING AS FREE RIDE, HONEST!
Since 18 February 2020, Madrid folk can go up and down Gran Via on Bus 001 of the Zero Line free! You get to pass stunning avenues along the way. You get another free ride on Bus 002. 002 is dubbed the slowest bus in the nation's capital, its tortous but historic and titillating route being narrow streets.
MADRID OBSERVES A MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR THE COVID-19 VICTIMS
Those who have died in the pandemic "deserve to be remembered; they deserve our lasting remembrance.” An even bigger tribute to the fallen would, however, be “for us to live together in harmony."
GUIDEPOST LOVES GOOD NEWS: MADRID’S LOVELY PARKS ARE OPEN AGAIN AS THE REGION MAKES IT TO PHASE ONE OF THE DESESCALADA
After trying twice, Madrid has finally made it to Phase I of the three-phase easing (desescalada) of Spain's rigorous COVID-19 lockdown. Three months of almost unrelenting confinement! Then, unbelievably, this Monday, 25 May 2020, Madrid folk are able to savor Spring in their favorite park, the Parque del Buen Retiro. At last! See the Retiro through the eyes of Catherine Petit, Guidepost’s writer from California, who couldn’t love Madrid more if she were a native Madrileña!
