BRAIN FOG: ENLIGHTENING AND DELIGHTFUL »
Brain fog can be daunting, frustrating, and downright irritating, but I have decided it is enlightening and delightful. When I was lost for a word, I would insert a substitute word to take away my frustration and have a little fun. When small words evaded me, I simply substitute them with big words. The small words are so light, they just float upwards and disappear into the fog.
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WAY UP HIGH! »
Looking for Christmassy fun up in the clouds? You’re in the right place if you’re in Pozuelo de Alarcon, northeast of the Autonomous Community of Madrid. Because that’s where Madrid’s tallest Ferris wheel goes round and round this Season. On descent, it whirls at the heart-stopping speed of 126 km/h. And you get a memorable view of Madrid for miles around into the bargain. Who knows, you might even bump into Santa, with sackful of gift on his sleigh, when you're up there in the sky!
A GUIDEPOST REPRINT: “The Semana Grande of Saint Jean-de-Luz,” 26 September 1969 »
A Semana Grande in Saint Jean-de-Luz? In France? Mais oui! The Semana Grande of Saint-Jean-de-Luz is a festival with a cultural purpose that outstrips the festivals in most Spanish cities on which it has been modeled. Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the Pay Basque is a French commune. And yet its ties to Spain is infinitely closer than its ties to France. The first Semana Grande of Saint-Jean-de-Luz was a commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the marriage of Louis XIV of France to the Spanish Infanta Maria Teresa. The tenth Semana Grande was a powerfully Spanish festival that wowed all those who came to attend.
FROM EL CIGALA AL CIELO »
The Guidepost Galloping Gourmets ride again--on the back of El Cigala. They fared "sumptuously" but you've got to see it for yourself!
BLACK FRIDAY or VIERNES NEGRO? »
Is Spain getting jaded about Black Friday so soon? There was a time, not so long ago, when embracing Good Friday was some sort of a mark of the cosmopolitan. Or at least a mark of someone who was open to new ideas.
SNAPSHOT: ART AND ANTIQUES ON THE EVE OF THE YEAR’S WONDERFUL HOLIDAYS! »
FERIARTE 2022, the only ART & ANTIQUES FAIR in Spain: 12 - 20 NOVEMBER 2022
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, CHRISTMAS IS HERE! Free worshop on Ceramic painting for Christmas Decor »
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A GUIDEPOST REPRINT: Lady Bullfighters Don’t Cry, 5 November 1965 »
Sandy Davies, la emperatriz yanqui del toreo: "Bullfighting is a man´s world, but I don´t think there is all this machismo and sex in it. It is more valor than virility, and women have had valor, internal fortitude for hundreds of years"
SNAPSHOT: YOUR DATE WITH SPAIN’S TOP WINES IN NOVEMBER »
With a valiant aim of consolidating itself as the best promotional platform to reactivate commercial relations in the sector, TOP WINES FROM SPAIN hopes to boost one of the industries that were hardest hit by the pandemic. Its 2022 edition will comprise more than 400 Spanish wineries presenting the best wines produced in Spain.
STATESIDE STORIES: Joe Biden’s Approval Rating Plummets in Polls »
Biden’s overwhelming election sweep has dwindled to a mere trickle during his time in office. But many Republicans don’t see Trump as a viable candidate either. So, the Office of the President of the United States may be up for grabs in the near future.
