We’ve had some spectacular snow this year in Granada in the Sierra Nevadas just 30 minutes away from downtown. The snow began in early November and hasn’t let up – quite a change from most years where it isn’t really skiable until January and even then it can be iffy.
Last week was a perfect [...]
We were in Madrid this weekend shopping for some vintage clothes for me, I needed a good dose of 70’s wear to get ready for Halloween in San Francisco (go Bee’s! Wait for photos if that phrase makes no sense right now); we also just wanted to spend some time enjoying our apartment in [...]
Sometimes working at home can backfire on you. Officially I work for an office in Madrid, but since I work at home in Granada I rarely go to the office, even though I believe there is still a desk reserved for me somewhere (I have asked them to not do that but apparently there [...]
Last friday we stopped in a bar we like for a quick drink and tapa to take a break from a day of walking and shopping. The bar is a very traditional Spanish one, and besides having a great atmosphere they also serve a somewhat unique beer on tap – Cruzcampo Blanca, its an [...]
Today Spain’s Olympic basketball team got some bad press in the English news (MSNBC, The Telegraph and The Guardian) over a publicity photo published in the Spanish daily sports newspaper Marca, below, showing the entire team making a slant-eyed face in what one can only guess is supposed to be a joke regarding [...]