Archive for 'Notes from Spain Podcast'
When Spanish Women Wax - Notes from Spain Podcast 70
Why does no one wear shorts in the street? Will Carme Chacón, the new Defense minister, change the lot of Spanish women forever? Is there a housing crisis in Spain? And is Marina going to have to get the police onto the neighbours? Listen and find out!
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Posted: May 5th, 2008 under Notes from Spain Podcast, Spanish Culture and News.
Comments: 15
The Institute of Cold - Notes from Spain Podcast 69
This is a podcast in two parts. The first part says ‘hi’ from our balcony here in Madrid, and I fill you in a bit on what we have planned for the coming months.
The second part is a true story about the death of a friend, Paul, pictured standing next to me to the left of this text. It’s a story I’ve really wanted to tell for a long time, but as I explain in the podcast, I thought it was too long to publish straight on the blog as text.
Still, if anyone does want a text version to hang on to for any reason (but please listen to the audio first if you can), you can download a pdf version here.
Thanks and abrazos for Paul, somewhere.
Posted: April 24th, 2008 under Notes from Spain Podcast, Spanish Culture and News.
Comments: 18
Ramirez and the Spanish Classical Guitar - NFS Podcast 68
The Ramirez family has been making classical and flamenco guitars in Madrid for over 125 years. We visited their workshops in Madrid, spoke to Amalia Ramirez (pictured at work below), and heard a professional musician play one of these world-famous instruments in their shop, near Madrid’s Puerta del Sol.
Listen to the podcast, check out all the photos on Flickr (try the slideshow!), and read on below for more information on everything mentioned in the podcast.
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Posted: January 17th, 2008 under Notes from Spain Podcast, Spanish Culture and News, art.
Comments: 10
The Cycle Ride of a Lifetime - Notes from Spain Podcast 67
Today we talk to Patricia Dawn Severenuk from SpanishCyclePaths.com - who in March 2008 is leading the Trans-Iberian Express, a 1,500 kilometer, 6 week cycle ride from one corner of Spain to the other.
If you would like to ride from the Basque country all the way down to the depths of Andalusia, then guess what, you’re invited! Contact Dawn via her site if you want to join her for some or all of the trip, and if you can’t make it, then you can always follow her progress on the trip via her blog, www.trans-iberian.blogspot.com.
Posted: December 10th, 2007 under Notes from Spain Podcast, Spain Travel.
Comments: 9
Kaliyoga - Starting a Yoga Retreat in Spain - NFS podcast 66
Photo: Jonathon, Rosie, Ben and Marina, by Fred Shively
This week we talk to Jonathon and Rosie, who set up Kaliyoga, a holistic yoga and detox center in the Alpujarra mountains south of Granada. We talk about the difficulties of setting up a business like this in Spain, how they marketed their new business in the beginning, and the rewards they now reap a few years down the line…
Posted: November 20th, 2007 under Business in Spain, Living in Spain, Notes from Spain Podcast.
Comments: 6
Lanjaron and the Alpujarras - Notes from Spain podcast 65
Ben and Marina take a trip to the wonderful Alpujarra mountains south of Granada. We talk to Arpi and Fred Shively - check out Arpi’s blog Andalucid, and Fred’s photos on Flickr.
The image above (large version) is of the view from the track up to the O Sel Ling Buddhist retreat. For more photos that accompany this podcast, click here.
Posted: November 13th, 2007 under Living in Spain, Notes from Spain Podcast, Spain Travel.
Comments: 12
On learning… - Notes from Spain podcast 64
Lessons learned living in Spain… and questions for you: What did you last learn? What was the motivation? What did it lead to?
Answers below or in the show’s forum post!
Posted: October 5th, 2007 under Living in Spain, Notes from Spain Podcast.
Comments: 8
The Bragas Factory - Notes from Spain Podcast 63
Retro-casting from our terrace, Ben talks about honesty in bars, gypsies, knickers factories, and the future of tourism in Spain.
Relevant links:
- BBC news on the closure of the Delphi car parts plant in Cadiz
- The closure of the knickers factory in Ronda (La Fabrica de las Bragas) harks back to the wonderful Jamon Jamon
- La costa española es un lugar ideal para venir a morir: Houellebecq on the death of tourism in Spain, in El Pais
- Discuss the last point, on the future of tourism in Spain, in our forum
Posted: September 5th, 2007 under Notes from Spain Podcast, Spanish Culture and News.
Comments: 8
Abadia Retuerta Vinyard - Ribera del Duero - Notes from Spain podcast 62
Ryan from catavino.net (best Spanish wine info on the net!) thought we might like to spend a day wandering around a vinyard and tasting wine… he was right!
Check out the podcast, and if you would like to visit the abbey and vinyard, full details are available at the Abadia Retuerta website (they also have a wine blog!) Check out more of our photos from the trip here, and view the map below to find out where to locate Sardon del Duero (the vinyard is just to the east of Sardon on the main road - click on the blue marker and use the controls to enlarge). Cheers!
Posted: August 27th, 2007 under Notes from Spain Podcast, Spain Travel.
Comments: 3
Patios Competition, Cordoba - Notes from Spain podcast 61
Marina and I traveled down to Cordoba in May to check out the famous Patios and Rejas competition, when courtyards and windows all over the city are decorated with incredible floral displays.
Further info:
More photos from our trip (flowers galore!) over at Flickr.
Want to make your own salmorejo? Check out our salmorejo recipe and podcast.
We stayed at the simple, and highly recommendable Hotel Marisa and ate and drank wonderful things at Bar Santos, at Magistral Gonzalez Francés 3.
Posted: July 11th, 2007 under Notes from Spain Podcast, Spain Travel.
Comments: 2