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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
If you love the Andalusian countryside and you'd like to know the names of all those wonderful birds you see out there enjoying the fresh air and sunshine, this is your big chance!
I had the opportunity to meet the organisers of the Bird Watching Days that will be taking place ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Seville is teaming with life today as everyone - residents and visitors alike -are ready to enjoy a week of fun and festivity in a traditional event that rocks the city every year around this time.
Weather reports, however, are not co-operating this year, with winds of up to 90 kilometres ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
If you've never been to the Parque de las Ciencias science museum in Granada (capital), I highly recommend you make a spot in your agenda.
This is a must see for kids of all ages - up to around 110 years old, I think.
In fact, as my family and I enjoyed ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Andalucia's Costa del Sol is also known as the Costa del Golf, thanks to our booming golf industry and courses that spread gorgeous green fairways over much of Málaga's province.
Now Andalucia.com is inviting all golfers to join the Andalucia.com golf team on March 7th at the Marbella Golf and Country ...
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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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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Madrid
Another year, another FITUR - Fería Internacional de TurÃsmo, that is. This is an event that brings together 180 countries from around the world. The colours, sounds, aromas and flavours that are mixing at Madrid's macro trade fair facilities are exciting, inspiring and almost overwhelming.
Not surprisingly, Spain has an overpowering ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Earlier this week I spent half of one intriguing night at the local emergency room. Fortunately, for once, I didn't have to worry about whether or not I was guilty of abusing the regional healthcare system.
My youngest child had Chicken Pox and the doctor at the local health clinic feared ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
All eyes are on the Mediterranean diet. As everyone knows, it is supposed to be one of the best and healthiest in the world.
How is it then that Spain is competing for one of the highest obesity rates in the world - with Andalucia topping Spain's list of heavyweights, ...
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