Six years ago the first two Starbucks opened in Madrid. Today there are 75 of them cluttering up the centres of Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla. There are also two in Valencia. When the first branch comes to Málaga (and come it will) I shall not be joining the queue. Why should I? Why, oh why, […]

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Spain has undergone a period of massive growth in recent years, with a sudden, dramatic population increase that mostly consists of immigrants. So it is hardly surprising that during such a boom, there wasn’t time to enforce every rule and arbitrate on the various issues and loopholes thrown up by this influx of people.

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I decided I needed a well deserved break last weekend and took a couple of days in the wonderful city of Valencia. The first time I visited the city was a couple of years ago and unfortunately I left with a poor impression of the place. My own fault as usual, of course. Not being […]

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I’ve read the above recently and thought I would share my views with you. This set of short stories all have a Spanish flavour. Most are set in Spain, with many featuring locations and people from within the Costa Blanca, where the author lives, works and continually observes. Some are historical, others utterly contemporary, both […]

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