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5 Reasons Why Living in Madrid is Awesome
Life has been pretty difficult here in Spain for the last few years. Our 25% unemployment rate is not making many people optimistic about the future, and the
The Grape Harvest, El Molar, Spain
This is September, during the grape harvest. El Molar is pretty nice – it has some bodegas up on the top of the hill where they make bad
Two days after the general strike, A Coruña, Spain
Vacation for Holy Week this year was in A Coruña, way up north in the region of Galicia. Nice place. Here are a couple of photos. Two days
Abandoned Cinema, Manzanares el Real, Spain
There used to be this abandoned cinema in Manzanares el Real, outside Madrid. This is just a photo. Since then – a few years ago, like maybe around
Graffiti on Calle Mesón de Paredes, Lavapiés
Here’s some graffiti on Calle Mesón de Paredes, Lavapiés, Madrid. Whoever did this was pretty talented, and must have used a ladder to get all the way up
El Molar, Comunidad de Madrid: Foothills of the Sierra
El Molar is a small city in the foothills of the Sierra, about 45 minutes north of Madrid. A couple of friends of mine just moved up there,
Islas Cíes, Spain: the best beach in Europe?
Is this the best beach in Europe? Maybe. Las Islas Cíes are two islands in the mouth of the Ría de Vigo in the region of Galicia, Spain’s
Walking in Madrid: Valle de Lozoya and Rascafría
The beautiful Valle de Lozoya is way up in the northern part of the Sierra: the only bad thing I can say about it is that it’s so
The Spanish Coup Attempt, 1981 – a little bit of Spanish history
On this day in 1981, agents of the Guardia Civil broke into the Spanish Parliament with pistols drawn, and declared that Spain’s newly-declared democracy was over. Dictator Francisco
