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Stateside Stories: A history of St. Patrick for his Day!
March 16, 2019
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A SECOND OPINION: SPRING CLEANING!
March 16, 2019
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THE 8th NATIONAL PASTRY CHEF CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 AT IFEMA
March 11, 2019
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A CLIFF-EDGE BREXIT LOOMS. Mark the Date: 30 MARCH 2019
March 11, 2019
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ARE TAPAS OVERRATED?
March 10, 2019
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SPAIN IS HEALTHIEST COUNTRY ON THE PLANET, HURRAH!
March 4, 2019
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.
THE 8th NATIONAL PASTRY CHEF CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 AT IFEMA
The Best Dessert, Milhojas ( a thousand layers of pastry ) Award, was given to Pastry Chef Daniel Sarabia from Mérida, Extremadura
SPAIN’S FIVE BEST CARNIVALS IN 2019
Carnival time! Color, laughter, magic, music. Kick up your heels high and hard for tomorrow the inexorable Holy Week will catch up with you and there will then be no running away from penance. Make fun while the bands still play. We propose the following to be the best carnivals: Madrid, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Sitges, Cadiz, Santa Curz de Tenerife
GOURMET’S CHOICE: ORIENT GRAND BUFFET, A KALEIDOSCOPE OF ASIAN DELIGHTS
Not a Michelin starred restaurant by any means, however, the best of the neighborhood and definitely an enjoyable adventure and pleasant company is always the key !
MADRID FUSION 2019´s SPECIAL GUESTS: FERRAN ADRIÀ, RICHARD CAMARENA & RUBEN ABASCAL
FERRAN ADRIÀ: Spain's most universal and influential Food Designer & Executive Chef. RICHARD CAMARENA: Two-Michelin Canalla Bistro chef. RUBEN ABASCAL: Winner of the Cheese Recipe Competition
A SECOND OPINION: “The Wife” Wins Top Awards!
"The Wife"'s premise is quite relevant to our world today in which women are caught in traditional roles while reaching to shine with their own light. (Taking a back seat has been the way most women have dealt with the male hierarchy over the year.) It is not strictly a feminist film, but rather a tender study in the reality of women’s lives still today. Recommended viewing.
INTRODUCTION TO ADVENTURES IN SPAIN by CATHERINE PETIT, A THRILLING FIVE-PART SERIES
Life with my husband was an exciting time. We traveled by car, many times across the states and into Canada. We worked, and enjoyed life. Then one day, unexpectedly, my husband of almost 36 years died – and I was lost.Thank goodness for my brother John who guided me back to the land of the living. I booked a tour of a country I wanted to see: Spain, a place where I did not speak the language. I loved exploring all of the country and when I left that first time, I knew I would return, and I did.
ADVENTURES IN SPAIN BY CATHERINE PETITE, PART I OF A THRILLING 5-PART SERIES
The Purloined Suitcase: "Where, oh where was my dark blue suitcase with the large bright pink bow???" <> The Sneeze and the March: "There were many protesters marching on the street below. After they were gone, no trash at all to be found. All of those people and no trash left behind. Amazing!" <> . . .The Bank: "The machine ate my card!" <> Chocolatería: "Best hot chocolate ever!"
A GUIDEPOST REPRINT: “TAKING TERESA TO BUDAPEST,” 16 OCTOBER 1987
My daughter Teresa who is nearly nine has suffered from severe cerebral palsy since birth. In 1986 I saw three or four programmes on television about the Peto Institute in Budapest. And there we went at the end of June. Although Teresa is only supposed to be affected physically, the first assessment classed her as ‘severely mentally handicapped’. I have no guarantee that the Peto method is the best the world can offer but studying their theories it seems to be a fairly logical type of treatment for a child like mine. But perhaps Teresa’s saving grace is her great sense of humour and her large brown eyes that try to make up for her difficulty in communicating. Her brother and sister spend some time fighting together but they also look after Teresa wonderfully, in an extremely unselfish way, and they try to make sure I do the same – they certainly let me know if I don’t.
A CLIFF-EDGE BREXIT LOOMS. Mark the Date: 30 MARCH 2019
If the original Withdrawal Agreement, or an alternative one, is not ratified, the Treaties and the whole EU acquis will cease to apply to relations with the United Kingdom on 30 March 2019. This brings about the fearsome cliff-edge scenario wherein the UK's withdrawal will not be cushioned by special agreements. Insofar as Spain is concerned, the central government has announced that it is adopting the necessary measures, both at an internal level and in coordination with the EU institutions and other Member States so that should there still be no Withdrawal Agreement by 30 March, the impact of cliff edge on Spain will be minimal.
ARE TAPAS OVERRATED?
GRACE HREN: "I don't think tapas are overrated. Anything that's delicious cannot be overrated." <> EMILY HANDLER: "Yeah, tapas are kind of overrated. I like the idea of them; they are cheap. But usually they are really not very good." <> JAYCEE RODMAN: "From a tourist point of view, it's something that is a part of the Spanish culture that most people look forward to trying."
SPAIN IS HEALTHIEST COUNTRY ON THE PLANET, HURRAH!
Spain isn't just the planet's HEALTHIEST country, according to Bloomberg's Global Health Index. Spaniards are projected to live longest too! How about that! Balmy climate, tons of sunshine, great music, and delectable Mediterranean diet (gazpacho anyone?), not to mention the knack for living it up. They have it all, these fortunate people. Salud!
BARCELONA, THE CENTER OF THE MOBILE UNIVERSE
The world's largest mobile event is being held in Barcelona these days, 25 - 28 Febraury 2019! Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry, and incorporates a thought-leadership conference featuring prominent executives representing global mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors, and content owners. MWC Barcelona 2019 expects attendance to surpass 100,000 people from more than 200 countries across the globe.
A Second Opinion: Remembering “La Movida Madrilena”!
I don't know who first coined the phrase "La Movida Madrilena" but I know from my own experience that it was a real phenomenon in the city of Madrid. If the young are allowed to have their own voice, they will create new cultural phenomenons continuously.
SPAIN IS HEADED FOR AN ACRIMONIOUS SNAP ELECTION. CLASHES!
Following the rejection by the Parliament of the national budget for 2019 proposed by the socialiat government of Pedro Sanchez, the President called snap election on 28 April. Hot on the campaign trail already, the leftist parties inisist on "dialogue" with separatist Catalonia as the only "commonsensical" solution to the escalating Catalan secessionism while the conservatives vow to "defend Spain from its enemies" by implementing indefinitely the harsh Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution. On another plane, the left vows to recover the debilitated welfare state system while the right seeks to implement a liberal economic model.
SPAIN & THE EU STAND BY A DEMOCRATIC VENEZUELA
President of the Spanish Government: "The common position of the EU in regard to the political crisis in Venezuela has been achieved on the initiative of the Government of Spain. The ties that unite Spain and Latin America are very deep. There is nothing that takes place there which does not affect us. That is why the Spanish government will work to ensure that full democracy returns to Venezuela"
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.
AMERICAN CLUB OF MADRID Three Timely Events this February!
Happy Hour - Seminar: Investing as an American Abroad - Seminar: Fiscal Obligations for US Citizens residents in Spain
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL IS HIRING STAFF FOR LIGHTHOUSE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN MADRID
Here is your chance to join the staff of the Lighthouse American School in Madrid!
THE MADRID BILLBOARD, WHAT’S ONSTAGE RIGHT NOW!
Madrid is one of the most important theater capitals of Europe. Here are some of the best musicals onstage right now: El Rey Leon (The Lion King), Anastasia, El Medico, El Jovencito Frankenstein, Punto de Partida-Por ti Rocío, West Side Story, Billy Eliott . . .
A Second Opinion: Biking in Madrid!
Biking in Madrid is so much fun. Besides, it is less of a challenge than biking in, say, the writer's hometown in the States! Find out why!
COME TO THE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS FAIR OF CULTURES IN MATADERO, MADRID!
More than 70 Christmas stands of embassies and international institutions!
MADRID IS ONE OF THE BEST VALUED CITIES IN THE WORLD!
Madrid is not only one of the best valued cities, according to the Best Cities Global Alliance; Best Cities also predicts Madrid's brilliant rise in the ranking in the next few years. It is currently the eleventh on the list of the world's top 100 cities. The top three are London, Paris and New York.
AMERICAN CLUB OF MADRID: CHRISTMAS COPA, TOYS FOR TOTS & LOTS OF FUN!
It's lots of fun in the spirit of Christmas. You simply can't give it a miss!
THE GRAN VIA AND THE MADRID CENTRAL, ¡QUE GUAY!
The remake of the hundred year old Gran Via is part of the city’s broader plan, the Madrid Central, the Central Area of Low Emissions which, ultimately, will phase out pollutant traffic from the central district of the city where 72% of movements are owing to internal combustion cars. Imagine a place without them. Paradise recouped
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