Patones de Arriba – another day trip from Madrid

There’s a lovely little town up in the north of the Madrid community called Patones de Arriba. You can get there by car or (fortunately for us non-car-owning

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The Economist: Sleepwalkers

Yep, that’s about right. Word to The Economist for a great cover. As the article says, as long as we’re not hearing anything from European heads of state,

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Austerity Chronicles: The Underground Economy

It’s always funny listening to the BBC report on Spain’s economic problems, because the discussion invariably comes back to the underground economy, and the host of the show

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Is Spain a Country? Important facts about Spain and Europe

Is Spain a country? Well, it depends… No, actually, it doesn’t. Spain is totally a country. But you can read on to find out the whole story. See,

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Immigration in Spain – How to Have an Ellis Island Experience

We all know about Ellis Island… The famous funnel that for decades brought immigrants into New York City. No American History class would be complete without the descriptions

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Top 3 ways that teaching English abroad inflates your ego

Ah, the life of an expat English teacher. If you’ve been here a while, you’ve already realized that teaching English in Spain isn’t going to make you a

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What do the Spanish think about foreign people?

I don’t know how it happens… But sometimes (well, maybe often would be a better word) Spanish people read what I’ve written here on this blog and get

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Record High Unemployment in Spain – 6.202.700 People Jobless

Back in 2008, the crisis was just starting… And President Zapatero of the quote-unquote Socialist Party was able to get re-elected on a solid platform of “just deny

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Nude Cyclists in Casa de Campo, Madrid, Spain

Yup. It’s pretty much what the title says. Nude Cyclists in Casa de Campo. Ok, ok – she’s wearing a thong. But close enough. I snapped a shot

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Trujillo, Spain: a beautiful small town in Extremadura

Here are some pictures of Trujillo, Spain. Trujillo is a small town in Extremadura, a region in the in the west. Let’s say about two or three hours

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