Petty Crime, Blackout, and Squirt Guns (random thoughts #16)

Hey hey! Quick update from Barcelona. Last weekend I was with Morena, leaving the Sants train station. It was late afternoon. Broad daylight, in other words. We walked

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Fifteen million bullets, and Spain’s military dilemma

Spain is re-arming. Or at least so they say. This week’s political scandal here in Spain involves 15 million bullets that the government recently ordered from Israel. The

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Spain’s Housing Crisis, the blame game, and possible solutions

Spain is having a housing crisis. Even the New York Times is talking about it. Rent prices in urban areas just keep going up, and people are looking

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Best books about Spain – history, culture, and much more

Looking for the best books about Spain? You’ve come to the right place. I’ve been an obsessive reader basically since I was in Kindergarten, and since moving to

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Is Spain overrated? Living abroad in the age of Instagram

This morning I woke up to an email from Spanish Social Security. The email was meant to notify me about a further notification, which I could download on

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Continentalis – Spanish bureaucracy made easy (Aux to self-employment deal!)

Frustrated with Spanish bureaucracy? I know. We all are. At times, it seems like the “funcionarios” are only in it to make our lives more difficult. Luckily, some

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Kuala Lumpur, Multicultural Malaysia and the Asian Tiger Cubs

The taxi to Kuala Lumpur speeds past huge apartment blocks and patches of tropical forest. Morena and her mom are in the backseat. I’m up front, trying to

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Spain’s “daylight saving” debacle – and the legacy of fascism

Hey everyone! Spring has sprung, the rains have come. Holy Week is right around the corner. And apparently there was a partial solar eclipse yesterday, but I must

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Best Spain Podcasts for 2025 (also YouTube, etc)

Hey hey! Today we’re going to talk about a few of the best Spain podcasts. As well as a few YouTube channels that’ll help you with your life

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Holy Week in Madrid – 4 things to know about Semana Santa

Soon it’s going to be Holy Week in Madrid… (And everywhere else, incidentally.) Yes, Semana Santa in all its Spanish glory. From Palm Sunday on April 13, 2025

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