SUNDAY, GRIM SUNDAY »
The leftist parties suffered a debacle in the recent local elections thay they were not prepared for. The elections were a dress rehearsal for the upcoming parliamentary elections which were advanced by President Pedro Sanchez to 23 July of this year and from which a new President of the Government will emerge. As such, it's not quite likely that the "pregressives" could rise from their ashes even when that second defeat could mean the dismatling of Spain's welfars state.
HOLY WEEK IN BANDUXU WHERE NOTHING EVER HAPPENS »
There’s a remote village in central Asturias (dubbed “Paraiso Natural”) where you could leave behind your boringly busy life for a while and literally do nothing! Away from everything except a cow or two and the spectacular views of the mountains. No bars. No wi-fi connection. No facilities. No nothing. Except your own wits. No bars. No wi-fi connection. No facilities. Except your own wits.
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.
A GUIDEPOST REPRINT: “THE MANY FACES OF SPAIN,” 28 March 1986 »
One of my unfailing delights of living in Spain, undiminished after 17 years, is the spectacular and varied range of its landscapes and natural beauty. Crammed into the roughly five hundred thousand square kilometres of its bull-hide shaped geography, one goes from the dazzling white villages of the south with immense vistas of olive plantations, red earth under a diamond-hard blue sky, to the vast wheat plains of Castile
IN SPAIN, NUNCA LLUEVE A GUSTO DE TODOS! »
Though some were glad it rained and even snowed, nothing ever happens to everyone's liking in this driest country in Europe
HEATWAVE ROASTS SUNNY SPAIN »
The Spanish weather bureau AEMET is warning 38 provinces of severe heat exceeding 40°C. But we’re taking shelter in Green Spain
FIRST FOOD ON WHEELS CHAMPIONSHIP »
At last, a Food Truck Championship for Spain!
