Anglicisms-Low Cost

Showgirls, Low Cost. When the owners of the Fuenlabrada strip joint (located just outside Madrid) decided to make use of these anglicisms in their enormous poster, which was visible from the nearby motorway...

A Dog's Life

They say "it’s a dog's life", and I'm inclined to agree. Where we don’t all see eye to eye, though, is in the definition: “An unhappy existence, full of problems or unfair treatment,”...

War Of Words

Words: the building blocks of our thoughts; the pieces to our cognitive puzzle; the answers to all our questions. As new ones come onto the scene, others wither and die from lack of use.

Brexpats In Spain

Things were up in the air there for a bit, but it looks like the situation is settling down at last. In case you missed it, since the Brexit vote there has been widespread pandemonium...

Santiago's (High) Way

When Paulo, a 39-year-old Brazilian pilgrim, stepped into the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, back in the Summer of ‘86, very few people outside of Spain had heard of the “Camino”...

Introverts - Quiet Power

It’s Friday. The night’s wearing on; you’ve had a good chinwag with some old acquaintances and polished off a couple of rum and Cokes. There’s talk of heading out to O'Donnell’s, the Irish bar, for a nightcap...

Hygge

Picture the scene: you’re snuggled up  on the couch with a steaming mug of hot chocolate. Half a dozen scented candles light up the living room. Outside, it’s pouring down, but you don’t care because you’ve got nowhere to be...