News and Information from Spain

International Edition - January 2016

Have you missed us? We’ve had a little break whilst we’ve been preparing our new look ‘The Word on the Street’. Since September 2010 we’ve produced a monthly newsletter for clients and interested parties. We’ve focussed on helping you to enjoy your time in Spain, keeping you informed and publishing what we think are some interesting links. We will continue to publish the newsletter for many years to come, but it’s time for a change. We hope you like it.

It’s not all about beaches and sun loungers

Every time of year can be a pleasure when you live in or visit Spain. In this article from El País they highlight 10 weekened escapes. Many of the suggestions focus on some of the spectacular forests that there are and if you would like to plan a a visit to somewhere different then you really should take a look.

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Moving to Spain

How did you find your property in Spain? You’d think with so many available properties that it would be easy to do. This blog from Paul and Sue published on Eye on Spain, reminds us that even finding a property to rent might not be as straight forward as you think:

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Having trouble selling your property in Spain?

The last few years have not been great if you have been wanting to sell your property. People have tried different methods of finding a buyer, including targetting the Scandinavian market.

Sometimes the answer is closer to home. In this Easy Spain blog we hear how doing a spot of renovation can make the difference to finding a buyer for your property:

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What do you think is the worst airport in the world?

You have probably never had reason to use Port Harcourt Airport in Nigeria. If you have, then you might agree with this chart that puts it at the top of the worst airport list. Looking at some of these airports makes the experience of a Spanish airport true luxury.

To read the original article with more information about all the airports that make this ‘top ten’:

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To read our blog about it:

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A good summary of the Corvera airport story

We know that you like us to keep you up-to-date with the highs and lows of Corvera airport. Just for a change we’re referring to the Leader for an article that seems to sum it up nicely. Of course, Murcia Today continues to be the leading source of breaking news about the airport and its juxtapositioning with San Javea.

The Leader:

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Murcia Today:

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Just when you thought you were getting the hang of the roundabouts in Spain...

...they invent a new one! Meet the turbo roundabout. This one in Santander is the second to be built and some aspects of it remind us of the UK system. Without all the fancy lines of course.

Useful videos take you through how to use it. Just looks like more confusion:

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No important Spanish women?

Clara Campoamor Rodriguez would no doubt turn in her grave if she knew that the ‘seven Spaniards who changed the world in recent history’ voted for by 21,000 Spaniards, are all men.

To put the record straight, the Olive Press have put together their own rival list of important Spanish women. Clara Campoamor Rodriguez, who campaigned for women’s rights, heads the list:

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Talent and untimely death

Federico García Lorca is recognized as being one of Spain’s most talented poets. That his writing career was cut short by his murder during the Spanish Civil War is a tragedy that reflects the experience of many Spanish families. In this article we summarise his life and report on the attempts to recover his body:

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Ten of the strangest Spanish superstitions

Do you need to improve your luck in Spain? The Local publishes ten superstitions that let you know what to avoid:

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Fancy living in a cave?

Depending on where you’re based in Spain, you may or may not be aware of the caves that were traditional lodgings and have grown in popularity in recent years.

According to this post fromTumbit there are no legal reasons why you can’t live in a cave nor need you sacrifice life’s little luxuries either:

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Have you visited a parador yet?

These are the state owned hotels that are scattered across Spain and offer top-class accomodation in interesting buildings. They are often based in convents, nunneries or castles and can be relied upon to provide a high standard of service.

They can be in slightly out-of-the-way places and it can be difficult to decide which to try. So this top ten list from The Local, is perhaps a good way to start. They have put together a selection of Paradors that people have particularly complimented on Trip Advisor:

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You might also like to read our own blog about them:

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Travel scams

Getting caught out by a scam is a real concern for people when they are travelling in Spain. These five short videos give you some idea of how you might avoid some of the major ones. They’re also quite entertaining little cartoons:

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The 20 photographs of the year

What would you choose as the most defining images in 2015? This is a poignant collection from the Guardian. Not specifically related to Spain but of the world in which we live. Let’s hope that 2016 allows for a more hopeful collection:

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