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Assimilate or Perish as an Expatriate in Spain
If you’re in an environment created by you, like your own house where you control everything, be happy as a hermit crab. But if you live outside in the real world, be prepared for things that rock your psychological boat, … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, General
Tagged charms, community, country, culture, customs, environment, expatriate, flaws, habits, infringement, living, norms, personalities, rights, Spain, Spanish, Spanish culture, Spanish customs, study abroad, working
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Madrid Tours with MadridMan
Tour Madrid with MadridMan! MadridMan®, an American expatriate and Spanish resident, offers 2 to 2.5-hour walking tours of Old Madrid via MadridTours.com. Discover the hidden corners of Madrid and learn of Spain’s capital city’s colorful and often bloody past. We’ll … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Travel
Tagged book Madrid Tours, culture, customs, excursion, history, Madrid, Madrid Tours, MadridMan, Old Town, Plazas, Tour Madrid, tours, Tours of Madrid, walking tour
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Madrid Stores Can Stay Open 24/7/365
The USA Shopping Experience comes to Madrid! Want to buy your groceries at 3am? Now you can do it. Want to get new shoes on a Sunday evening? Now you can do it. Want to shop for new furniture at … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Money
Tagged 24 hours, 24/7/365, 365, always open, chain stores, consumerism, culture, hours, neighborhood, open, shops, stores
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Circulo de Bellas Artes for GREAT Madrid Skyline Views
The other day I went to the rooftop terrace of the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. It was my first time and couldn’t believe I had yet to discover it. Sure, I’d been to the lower level Café & … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Photos
Tagged Art, art exhibits, azotea, Azoteas de Madrid, Banco de España, cafe, Circulo de Bellas Artes, concerts, cultural center, culture, Gran Via, Madrid, Metropolis, Palacio de Comunicaciones, Photography, Piruli, Plaza de Cibeles, Puerta de Alcala, rooftop, skyline, skyline view, Telefonica, terrace, terraza, theater, theatre, Video, view
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Still Happy to be Living in Spain
People often ask me, “Now that you’ve been living in Spain for awhile, are you still happy?” It seems they expect me to be fed-up and ready to pack my bags and go back home to the USA – but … Continue reading
The “Spanish Image” for Travelers
When traveling, we all have an “image” in our minds of the destinations we’re planning to visit. For Paris, we imagine the City of Lights with it’s grand Eiffel Tower and stereotypically snooty French attitudes. For Venice, it’s the romantic, … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain
Tagged cultural fantasy, cultural shift, culture, culture shock, image, image of Spain, national image, Spanish image, traditional
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