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Welcome to the Andalucia.com blog. In this section we feature newsy and quirky stories that we hope you will find of interest. They are written by our Editor Fiona Watson-Flores or a guest blog post writer.
Is Andalucia getting a bit too hot for you? Why not head up to Pamplona this weekend? Right now the San Fermín "Running of the Bulls" festival is in full swing through the 14th of July. Yes, you've missed the Txupinazo - the customary drinking and spraying of champaigne that opens the festival on…
Tarifa's big world Kitesurfing Championships drew thousands to the windswept beaches this past weekend. And the winners are... Gisela Pulido from Catalonia is celebrating her victory over the Polish surfer Karolina Winkowska. Kevin Langaree from Holland took all in the men's championships. He…
Wow - just look at this: the World Kitesurfing Championships are coming up right here in Andalucia in Tarifa, where else?   soma erowid   This is the Telefonica Movistar Kite Pro 2008 and it gives us more reason than ever to visit this wonderful, windswept corner of Cádiz province on the Costa de…
I would like to thank the wonderful contributors to the Andalucia.com forum for providing us with information about the Cherry Festival in Alfarnate on Saturday June 21st. We are just in time to get on over to this lovely village in the Axarquia to enjoy a festival featuring local cherries but…
There is nothing like a strike to ease the flow of traffic on our busiest roads. This makes the commute to work so easy you almost wish... ...Yet, there is reason to believe if the lorry strike continues throughout this week, the local economy will begin to cringe at the consequences. We're only…
Thanks to this blog, you already know that there is no privacy under any commercial olive tree in Andaulcia! Remember that each one has a GPS coordinate and is kept under careful satellite surveillance by the regional government! Olive trees aside, most people know we all have access to satellite…
There are so many ways to "give back" and I'm always happy to see how local companies in our region are so concerned about putting some of their capital - be it financial or manpower - into good causes. This Saturday, May 31st, we have employees from the Marbella branch of Obelisk International,…
High speed information doesn't only come in the form of online messages and news. It can also burst into a city via high speed train lines thanks to RENFE's expansion in our region. According to the latest reports, not only does the high speed train already pass through Antequera on its way…
No doubt parents have always had to work at getting their kids interested in things that were good for them. And no doubt the job is harder than ever. We have all the usual battles with vegetables, homework and the social expectation that people will wear matching clothes. However, nowadays we…
Have you every stopped to count all the holidays we have in Andalucia? If you work in this region, then you'll be aware of the "Calendario Laboral" that is posted every year to help us plan around the FOURTEEN national, regional and local annual holidays. And it's important to have one of these…