Reflections on the death of Queen Elizabeth II
To mingle among the many people who had gathered at the gates of Buckingham Palace in the aftermath of Queen Elizabeth II’s death was to get...
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Opinion: the world’s first octopus farm in Gran Canaria would be a stain on humanity
Anyone who has watched the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher can be in no doubt that these mesmerising animals are sentient, awe-inspiring, and highly...
A great family trip to Alicante from UK, despite 10 Covid tests
After deliberating about everything that could possibly go wrong with a short trip to Spain from the UK, with differing rates of Covid cases, restrictions...
Blogs: Covid-somnia
Back when the pandemic started, here in Spain we endured one of the toughest lockdowns in the world. But now, when I hear about the...
Book review: living the good life in rural Galicia
It’s been over twenty years since Chris Stewart first shared his adventures of starting a self-reliant life in the Alpujarra mountains in Southern Spain. Since...
Blogs: pedalling away from the pandemic
I first arrived from Ireland to the province of Almería by motorbike in October 2019. After a month spent settling into life here, I found...
An invitation to join us on ‘Spain in English’
We launched ‘Spain in English’ in early 2019 and feel proud about what we have achieved to date – thanks to you, our readers and...
Opinion: a self-confessed ‘48% pesky remainer’ finally opts for a pirate flag
Maybe it’s something to do with the desperation of my advanced years, but I recently experienced an irresistible urge to raise a flagpole in my...
Launching our new Books on Spain section with: ‘In Search of a Rural Paradise’
To launch our new Books section on Spain in English, we’re publishing an extract from a new book by Sabina Ostrowska, who lives in the middle...
Blogs: Surviving Coronavirus in Spain
We all awaited the arrival of 2021 with bated breath. The year that would make up for what we had endured over the previous eleven...
