Spain’s Controversial Fiesta – how I learned to love bullfighting

Ladies and gentlemen, I have a confession to make: I like bullfighting. I like the colors. The choreography. The ritual. The tradition. The whole wild spectacle.  (Cue the

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Madrid in Love: Readers respond to “Dating a Spanish Girl”

I love the internet. The other day I published my instant classic Dating a Spanish Girl: 7 things you should know. And while I was expecting (and got)

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Dating a Spanish girl: 7 things you should know

Considering dating a Spanish girl? Okay. I respect that. But there are a few things you should know before you start. I’ve written before about the benefits of dating

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Do siestas make the Spanish lazy? – Work culture in Spain

by Nina Lee There are certain things that happen in this country that make you say, “Only in Spain.” That’s what I thought when I heard about the

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Buddhism in Madrid – the Tibetan Buddhist Center in Prosperidad

by Natalia Diaz Mention “Nirvana” these days and you’re more likely to conjure up images of dead rock stars over chanting Buddhist monks. In this peaceful little enclave

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Unicorns, leprechauns, and excellent customer service: 3 things you probably won’t find in Spain

by Klara Nordström “Thank you ma’am for being so patient with me, give me just one more moment please”. For the sixth time in less than a month

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Why you should TOTALLY go to a Real Madrid match – and how to get tickets

Want to go to a Real Madrid match? Okay, let’t talk about it… See, last week I published a guest-post article about why going to a match isn’t

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3 reasons why going to a Real Madrid match totally isn’t worth it

Is going to a Real Madrid match a waste? Today’s article is a guest post by Nick, a fellow blogger here in Madrid. Nick is from Northern California,

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A guiri walks into a hair salon… the dangers of getting a haircut in Madrid

Getting a haircut in a second language is a game of roulette:  either your head is miraculously left intact, or you leave looking like an anime character. During Spanish

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The 4 big things I’ve learned about American culture while living in Spain

I’m from one of those “red states”. One of those places in the US where people go through life heavily armed, with a Bible in their front pocket

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