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The Spanish Siesta: Fact, Fiction – or Envy?
Go ahead. Admit it. You wish you could take a long, refreshing nap in the middle of your workday, right? Sure you would. Who wouldn’t? The fact is, most Spaniards would LOVE to have a long nap after lunch, too. … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Food, Health
Tagged afternoon nap, business hours, closing hours, envy, fact, long lunch, myth, nap, Siesta, Spain, Spanish, Spanish siesta
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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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2013 Spain’s Christmas Lottery El Gordo
They say Spain’s annual Christmas Lottery is the richest in the world, distributing more than 2 Billion Euros, or 3 Billion U.S. Dollars, all taking place this coming Sunday, 22nd of December. TVE1 coverage starts at 8am and the whole … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Money
Tagged 2013, Christmas Lottery, décimo, décimos, el gordo, España, lotería, Loteria de Navidad, loteria nacaional, Lottery, Madrid, navidad, Spain, Spanish Christmas Lottery, The Fat One, winning
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No More Self-Serve Olive Oil Dispensers in Spain
In many ways Spain is still a very quaint country, retains many old-world charms, and puts higher value on quality of life rather than the quantity of life or the size of your bank account. But this is sadly changing. … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Food, Health, Money
Tagged aceite, aceite de oliva, aceitera, aceiteras, aceiteras rellenables, European Union, extra virgin, olive oil, olive oil packets, olive oil pitchers, packets, pan tostado con aceite, single serving, Spain, Spanish breakfast, typical breakfast in Spain, typical Spanish breakfast, virgin olive oil
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2013 San Isidro Festival in Madrid’s Pradera
Today, the 15th of May, is Madrid’s Patron Saint’s Day, “El Día de San Isidro Labrador“. It’s a day for the city of Madrid to come together and celebrate its history and traditions, costumes and music, and of course, its … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Entertainment, Food, Photos
Tagged Baile, catholic mass, chotis, Chulapas, Chulapos, dance, El Chotis, ermita, ermita de san isidro, Ermita del Santo, fair food, food, imagen, Madrid, mass, Patron Saint, Pradera, pradera de san isidro, san isidro, San Isidro Labrador, Spain, Video
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Doing Neighborhood No-Car Shopping in Madrid
Wasn’t it great living in the USA, driving from pillar to post, parking less than 50 meters away from any given store, leaving all your multi-stop purchases in your trunk while going out for more? Ahh… THOSE were the days … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Food, Money
Tagged car, car ownership, city shopping, daily shopping, garages, groceries, grocery, grocery shopping, Madrid, neighborhood, parking, parking spaces, shopping, shopping bags, shopping carts, shops, Spain, Spanish supermarkets, supermarket shopping, supermarkets, walking
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2012 Spain Christmas Lottery – El Gordo
It’s that time of year again. “El Sorteo de Navidad“, Spain’s Christmas Lottery, and “El Gordo“, is upon us – which, frankly, makes it a bit hard to breathe. (ba-dum-dum!) It’s hard to breathe because the lottery is on everyone’s … Continue reading
Spain’s General Labor Strike Today
Today is a General Labor Strike in Spain against labor reform. That’s not to say no one is going to work, but enough so you’d notice. Some small shops and restaurants are closed because they don’t have the personnel to … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Money
Tagged bus, communists, derechos, España, Huelga General, labor reform, Labor Strike, Madrid, manifestación, march, metro, Plaza de Neptuno, protest, Puerta del Sol, rights, servicios minimos, Spain, transportation, Worker Strike, workers, you gotta fight for your right to party
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English-Speaking Friends Return to Home Countries
This is not a tourism-focused blog entry. Clearly! But I often have “feelings”, other experiences, which really have nothing to do with tourism. I guess any non-Spanish-native has these longings, these deep, inexplicable yearnings for sound, safe, familiar grounds. This, … Continue reading
Rick Steves Spain 2012 Recommends MadridMan
Imagine my thrill last November in a Columbus, Ohio Barnes & Noble bookstore during my annual USA visit, leafing through the “Rick Steves’ Spain 2012” book which recommended MadridMan.com!! He wrote: “Helpful Website: MadridMan.com is run with passion by American [MadridMan] … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, General, Travel
Tagged book, Europe, Europe Through The Back Door, Madrid, MadridMan, recommendation, Rick Steves, Spain, travel, travel book
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Last Day of Summer in Spain 2011
Today is it, August 31st, the last day of Summer for Spaniards. For most students, summer lasts until school starts. But for adults it lasts until you have to go back to work – and in the case of Spaniards, … Continue reading
Spain’s Murcia Earthquakes: 8 Dead, 120 Injured
Disturbing images, video, and firsthand accounts of the 2 deadly earthquakes which rocked Lorca, Murcia, Spain yesterday (11 May 2011) flood today’s media outlets. 8 dead and 120 injured. Included in the dead are a 14 year old boy and … Continue reading
Swedish Video on Spain: Europe’s Hardest Working Nation
I think Spain has been both insulted AND praised at the same time by the below Swedish video. It is provided by the Swedish documentary program “The Swedish View“. The documentary “deconstructs” why SPAIN has been named “The Hardest Working … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain
Tagged "The Swedish View", country, Europe, Facebook, Hardest working, Spain, Svenska ögon, Sweden, Video
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No More Fox News in Spain
19 May 2011 UPDATE: As of 2 days ago, after being off-air for about a week, Fox News returns to Spanish satellite Canal+ TV. The fact is, I’ve never spent much time watching Fox News here in Spain, on Canal+ … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged cable TV, Canal Plus, Canal+, Digital Plus, Digital+, FOX, Fox News, news, Plus, satellite, Spain, TV
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Fake Spanish Saffron: Buyer Beware
According to THIS El País Newspaper article, posted a couple days ago in their NEW El País In English edition, the vast majority of exported saffron labeled as “Made in Spain” IS NOT, in fact, made in Spain. The article … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Food, Money
Tagged article, blended, colorant, coloring, El Pais, export, exported saffron, fraud, growers, import, imported saffron, ingredient, misrepresentation, paella, saffron, Spain, Spanish ingredients
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Raphael sings Aquarius – IN “ENGLISH”
Anyone older than 60 years old knows who “Raphael” is – as well as the children of countless Spanish housewives of the 1960s & 1970s. He’s Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez, born in Linares, Jaén, Spain in 1943 but he and … Continue reading
Posted in About Spain, Entertainment
Tagged Actor, Rafael, Raphael, singer, Spain, Spanish, Spanish singer
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5-Year Anniversary Living in Madrid
The day pretty much came and went without any fanfare. I realized it sometime late in the night although it had crossed my mind several times throughout the month of December 2010. On December 30, 2005, 40-year old “MadridMan” arrived … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, education, Europe, expat, expatriate, language, living abroad, living in Europe, living in Madrid, living in Spain, Spain, Spanish, stress
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