Dear Spain, I know our relationship has had its ups and downs. You have your problems and I have mine. Neither of us is perfect. And I admit
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Spain’s Christmas Lottery has locals (and tourists) reaching for their wallets
The lottery is a tax on those who don’t understand mathematics. Or at least so they say. And there is no greater demonstration of this quote than the
American Ignorance: How Much do Americans Know about Spain?
How much does your average American know about Spain? Probably very little. So are Americans all ignorant? Well, that’s a longer story, which I’ll tell here. Let me
Beat the Heat in Madrid: 9 ways to cool off like a local this summer
Summertime. If there’s one thing nearly everyone in Madrid can agree on these days, it’s this… It’s hot. And in a country where many houses don’t have air
Is the Spanish timetable getting you down? Blame Hitler!
I wrote the first version of this article more than 10 years ago, in 2013. Those were different times. The Partido Popular was in charge, and we were
Revisiting the Great Recession, or: how to waste your youth in a country in crisis
What’s shakin, y’all? I recently got back from about 5 weeks in the US. Funny thing about that: I’d heard from all sides that the US was now
Why you should TOTALLY go to a Real Madrid match – and how to get tickets
Want to go to a Real Madrid match? Okay, let’t talk about it… See, last week I published a guest-post article about why going to a match isn’t
Dear Spain: Please stop ruining international cuisine
Thinking of making a paella this weekend? Considering adding some chorizo to that paella? “Burn, heretic!” At least, that’s what a lot of Spanish people would say. I
Embracing the Sprunch: why brunch in Madrid isn’t like the brunch back home
by Klara Nordström As a semi-hipster millennial with an appetite and an Instagram obsession – of course I brunch. While I would never describe myself as a ‘foodie’
3 reasons why going to a Real Madrid match totally isn’t worth it
Is going to a Real Madrid match a waste? Today’s article is a guest post by Nick, a fellow blogger here in Madrid. Nick is from Northern California,
