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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Imagine hundreds - maybe even thousands - of Sevillanas dancers taking over London with colourful dresses, smart suits and great passion.
Now stop imagining. This is for real, and you could be a part of it!
It's all set to happen May 25th on Regent Street as part of a two week ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
In English we say, "April showers bring May flowers." In Spanish they say,"Marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso hace de mayo florido y hermoso." (Windy March and rainy April make May flowery and beautiful."
It's May. Andalucia is covered in flowers, and we have the festivals the prove it.
Everything is coinciding this ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
This is a big issue among expatriates here in Andalucia. Just how integrated into the local culture are we? Just how integrated should we be?
It's clear that many are attracted to the south of Spain by a radiant sun, clear blue skies and stretches of heavenly beach. Those who ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
And this really is something to consider: imagine holding a weeklong party in your home. Would you be ready to dive into "life as usual" on Monday morning?
It only makes sense that this week our entire region is suffering a sort of "post Semana Santa hangover" or "post-vacation stress disorder" ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Penitence just isn't what it used to be. Who would have imagined back in 1890, for example, that those bearing the heavy floats through the streets would one day have the support of... physiotherapists?
That's right. I saw it myself this weekend on the local news. Right there on the screen ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Six times in a row! That's Manuel Chaves for you, Andalucia's president once again winning the elections. But not, however, without a new little twist this time around.
Even though Socialists once again swept the board across southern Spain, the opposition Popular Party has shown its strength - winning 10 extra ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Time for yet another holiday here in Andalucia. That's right, February 28th is a day to celebrate. It's Andalucia Day thanks to this region's founding father, Blas Infante, the man whose ideas eventually served to make this region the separate autonomous community it is today.
The question many foreigners living in ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
The big news this week is that someone - some lucky someone, or perhaps more than one someone - from the tiny town of Montefrio, Granada, has won the "Euromillones" lottery. At over 76 million euros, this is the biggest, fattest lottery prize yet to land on a Spanish town.
A ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
How often do we hear of yet another family that has moved to southern Spain because it's such a great place to raise children?
Families from northern Europe and North America are especially charmed by the warmth of this family-centred Mediterranean society. It's hard not to notice how children are accepted ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
Lately I've been studying the way festivals are celebrated throughout Andalucia. It's often interesting to see how one single festival is celebrated differently from one town or city to another.
To be honest, at first glance, all the carnivals looked alike to me, as did all the ferias or semana santas. ...
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