Archive for the ‘Health in Andalucia’ Category
Monday, June 11th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_6671" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Rebekah (blonde hair, far side of table) at the Niños de Mariposa Gala dinner in aid of the charity Debra, with EB sufferers Dunia (striped top, left) and Luis (blue top, right) and their families."][/caption]
GUEST BLOG POST: REBEKAH THOMPSON
A few months ago I was kindly invited ...
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Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Leafing through a copy of Hello! the other day (English edition, now available in my local Carrefour, hallelujah!), I came across a "Fast Food" recipe (as in quick, easy meals) for "Andalucian Huevos a la Flamenca". Even though I'm a veggie and I know this recipe has meat, I was ...
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
It's something which everyone has probably considered at some time during their time in Andalucia: taking out private health insurance. Nice comfortable hospital rooms with ensuite bathrooms - privacy and convenience; the latest high-tech medical equipment; and the finest staff. Whether it's for yourself or your family, the idea of ...
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Monday, June 14th, 2010
Hey, summer's here. Time to hit the beach - after all, isn't that one of the reasons you live in, or are coming on holiday to, Andalucia?
Are you panicking about your bikini body? Worried about all that cellulite? Launching on a last-minute attempt to look like Elle McPherson ...
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
It seems a logical follow-on from my last post, which was about drinking and driving here in Spain, to talk about smoking. The recently-announced tightening of the anti-tobacco law is kicking up a hell of a stink - or rather, trying to remove it. The stink, that is, of cigarettes ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
Would you believe we're nearing the one million mark in terms of unemployment in Andalucia?
To be more exact 774,198 people are officially unemployed in this region at this time. That is an historic figure for the south of Spain, and has politicians in the Andalusian parliament pointing fingers at one ...
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