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Driving in Spain

What's it like motoring over here?
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, November 8, 2020 10:41:00 AM Categories: Andalusia Driving Murcia Spain
On the whole I prefer driving in Spain to the UK. Something about driving on the right-hand side of the road and changing gear with the right hand feels more natural to me. On the occasions I've returned to driving on the left I've found it took me a few days to get used to it, though when I return to Spain I snap back instantly. I saw a report recently that named Spain as the 11th safest county to drive in worldwide.... read more
 
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Language Learning Tips

A few ideas for improving your command of Spanish
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, November 1, 2020 9:01:00 AM Categories: Andalusia Language Murcia Spain Spanish Spanish culture
It's a bit cheeky of me to be giving tips about language learning. You might as well ask Donald Trump to teach you how to dance the ballet. I've never been good at languages. It was the only thing I failed at school and after nearly twenty years of speaking Spanish I'm still far from fluent. That part of my brain that processes language just doesn't seem to work very well in me. However, having tried all sorts of things to improve my Spanish I am perhaps in a good position to say... read more
 
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Tourism in Spain - why aren't they thinking ahead.

A rant about tourism
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, October 4, 2020 2:13:00 PM Categories: Andalusia Economy Electric Vehicles Envrionment Spain Spanish Spanish culture Sustainability Technology
I received an official looking letter through the post this week. You know the sort, covered in barcodes and government logos. Roughly translating the label on the outside of envelope, it was from "The Institute of Statistics and Maps of Andalusia Council of Economic Transformation, Knowledge and Universities'. While mouthing the words represented by the three letter abbreviation 'WTF' to myself, I opened it up to find I'd been one of 5000 lucky people to be selected to take part in a... read more
 
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