Archive for the ‘Sport’ Category
Monday, May 20th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_10843" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Sevilla FC's home ground, Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan. Love that Art Deco-ish lettering."] [/caption]
[caption id="attachment_10845" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Fab sunset over the stadium just before the match kicked off (terraces got much fuller)."] [/caption]
Last Saturday, I went to my first football match in Spain - and I've been ...
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Monday, March 4th, 2013
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It's a new month on the blog today, and here in Andalucia we're struggling to start the week after a four-day weekend (to celebrate the anniversary of the region gaining its ...
Posted in Beaches, Cadiz, Costa de la Luz, family, hotel, Outdoor activities, Sport, Weather | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Today is the first day of the new ski season in Sierra Nevada. The Granada winter sports resort, close to the city itself, is the furthest south in Europe, and is the first Spanish resort to open this year.
The resort has started the 2012/2013 season two days earlier than originally ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2012
It's all over. Our glorious golden summer of sport has finished. The Paralympics finished in spectacular fashion last night with a stunning Closing Ceremony, and now I'm watching the parade through London in honour of Team GB and Paralympics GB, on my computer here in Spain. No, this has nothing ...
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Thursday, August 30th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_7650" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Exploring A Coruña, Galicia - Rebekah's first stay in Spain."][/caption]
GUEST POST: REBEKAH THOMPSON
I have been blogging for Andalucia.com, usually about special events, since March. However, few readers will be aware that this is my final week working for Andalucia.com. As a third-year degree student at Nottingham ...
Posted in Beaches, Cadiz, Living in Andalucia, Malaga, Nightlife, Restaurants/gastronomy, Sevilla, Sport, Tourism, Transport, Weather | 2 Comments »
Thursday, July 19th, 2012
With the London Olympics just a week away - the Opening Ceremony is next Friday - this post is going to move out of its usual geographical territory, from southern Spain (and nationwide anti-austerity demonstrations, following the naked firefighters) to east London, home of the Olympic Park. As an international ...
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Monday, July 2nd, 2012
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Thursday, June 28th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_6918" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Visitors to FIAM art fair in Marbella admire artworks by Rebekah's mother, Fiona Shackleton-King."][/caption]
GUEST POST BY REBEKAH THOMPSON
As most of you will already be aware, last Saturday was Noche de San Juan, a 400-year-old tradition involving beach bonfires, fireworks, casual nudity and all-night partying. The ritual ...
Posted in art, Business, Sport | 2 Comments »
Monday, June 18th, 2012
SPAIN v CROATIA TONIGHT 8.45pm
ENGLAND V UKRAINE TOMORROW NIGHT 8.45pm
For the last few days, the English living here in Spain have been in the unusual position of both "our" football teams being on a winning streak. And the next couple of evenings are going to provide some serious entertainment.
In the ...
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Thursday, March 8th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_5389" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="The winner and runner-up of the Ladies Banesto Golf Tour Málaga Test. Laura is on the right, with the jamón!
Photo: copyright Fernando Herranz"][/caption]
GUEST POST BY REBEKAH THOMPSON
When we were teenagers, my brother, sister and I called ourselves the “golf orphans”, as our Mum spent many ...
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