Anglicisms
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
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 Words
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
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...
El Camino
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
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
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...
