Pros and Cons of Living in Madrid – 10 best and worst things

Interested in knowing about the pros and cons of living in Madrid? Well, you’ve come to the right place. I’m originally from the US, but I’ve been here

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A History of Romantic Love – from Exodus to OnlyFans

In 333 BC, Alexander the Great defeated the Persian Darius III at the Battle of Issus. In the chaos of the battle, Darius fled in his chariot. The

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Beat the Heat in Madrid: 9 ways to cool off like a local this summer

Summertime. If there’s one thing nearly everyone in Madrid can agree on these days, it’s this… It’s hot. And in a country where many houses don’t have air

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Best International Restaurants in Barcelona for 2023

Looking for the best international restaurants in Barcelona? You’re in the right place. I’m not exactly an obsessive foodie. But I like eating, I got tired of cooking

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Barcelona like a local – how to have a more “authentic” Barcelona experience

It’s a common cliché, in the world of travel writing… “Don’t be just another tourist on your next trip abroad, live like a local!” And it sure does

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Municipal Elections 2023 – Ayuso wins again, Colau is out

Hey y’all! We had some elections over the weekend here in Spain. I’m not really the “party politics” type, so I don’t have a ton to say about

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Okupas in Spain – protests for and against squatters in Barcelona

A few months ago, I noticed some people had moved into a commercial space on my street. No big deal. They were a family, apparently from Eastern Europe,

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Mine Were of Trouble – Peter Kemp and the Spanish Civil War

Here’s Peter Kemp, in Mine Were of Trouble: “The bright sun shone golden on the fields and the olives; it shone also on the huddled corpses of the

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“Homage to Catalonia” – George Orwell and the Spanish Civil War

The first time I read Homage to Catalonia was in 2004. I remember because at the time, I was just a couple of months away from moving to

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Cannabis in Barcelona – weed clubs and getting high in a “legal grey area”

Just down the street from my flat, there’s a brown door. It’s between a Pakistani barber shop and a bike rental place. The door has a big black

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