94-Year-Old Barcelona Writer José Luis Sampedro Wins National Literature Prize
What wonderful news for 94-year-old Barcelona writer, José Luis Sampedro, this week. He was named by the Ministry for Culture as the […]
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Apple’s Valencia Store to Open December 3rd – Why We Won’t Shop There
Apple will open its fifth store in Spain this weekend, with a new Apple store opening in Valencia on Saturday, December […]
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Ghost Airport, Ciudad Real (Don Quixote) Airport Proof of Spain’s Failed Economic Policies
As Spain continues to see its economy spiralling down and down, white elephants, otherwise known as failed projects that cost the Spanish […]
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Popular Party (PP) Wins General Election in an Absolute Majority – Big Mistake for Spain
Well, Spanish voters made the mistake we thought they would in yesterday’s general election by voting in the right-wing Popular Party […]
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How Spain’s Unemployed Really Live and What The Newly Elected Party Will Have to Fix
If you think you have got it bad, just look at some of Spain’s unemployed and how they really live. With the […]
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Spain Making the Wrong Choice in National Election – Polls Show Mariano Rajoy Winning
While you can understand Spaniards wanting to try someone new as prime minister of Spain, as unemployment rises, the debt crisis […]
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61-Year-Old British Man Drowns in His Benissa Swimming Pool
A 61-year-old British man drowned in the pool of his Benissa apartment complex swimming pool this week after telling friends he was […]
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Man in Sevilla Pastes Notes All Over City Asking For a Girlfriend
Raphael, a 41-year-old man who lives in Sevilla, Spain is lonely. So lonely in fact that, after many attempts to find […]
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Are There Too Many Tourists in Barcelona?
According to a new segment on the BBC program ‘Fast Track’, residents of Barcelona are beginning to complain there are just […]
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Spain’s First Gay Old People’s Home to be Built in Madrid
There are so many reasons we love Spain and the country’s insistence on being at the forefront of so many […]
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Crew of Spanish Ship ‘Galicia’ to be Given Medals for Rescue of Woman Taken by Pirates
Spain’s Defence Minister has announced the Spanish crew of a naval assault ship that rescued a French woman from Somali pirates […]
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Air Berlin Cancels Alicante Flights and Blame the British
Air Berlin seems to have the public relations skills of a bad-tempered three-year-old. After cancelling five flights into and out of […]
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Manolo Escobar’s Awards Stolen in House Break-In
The Benidorm home of 79-year-old Spanish singer, Manolo Escobar was broken into last week while he and his family were sleeping. […]
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Spain Raises Taxes on the Rich with New Asset-Based Tax
The Spanish government of prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero finally got smart and implemented a new tax plan yesterday, which […]
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Spain Ahead of America (Again!) On Body Image This Time on Twitter Anorexia
Why is it Spain always seems way ahead of countries like America when it comes to health body image and […]
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First Dignified Death Patient Dies in Spain – 91-Year-Old Stroke Victim Allowed to Die
As Spain begins to join the list of countries now allowing euthanasia, a 91-year-old stroke victim was allowed to die this […]
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Want to Call PM Zapatero or King Juan Carlos? WikiLeaks Publishes Their Phone Numbers
Would you like to call Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero or King Juan Carlos of Spain? Thanks to WikiLeaks and The Guardian […]
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Rafa Nadal Has Cramp Attack During Press Conference, Sinks to Floor in Pain
During a press conference for the US Open, Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadal suddenly suffered a leg cramp so bad he […]
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Spanish Unions to Rally Against Deficit Cap – What’s Wrong With Them?
You have to wonder what’s wrong with Spain’s unions. If they’re not out on strike at Spain’s airports, damaging the Spanish […]
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Spain Changes Constitution, Caps Budget Deficit From 2020
In light of Spain’s continuing economic problems, the Spanish government of Prime Minister José Luis Zapatero, along with its conservative opposition, […]
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