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Bronzed Beauties in Spain
Date: 08/14/2007One of the things that I probably love most about Spain in summer is that you can always see people of all ages on the streets at all hours of the day.
Read OnHow to Find a Plumber on the Costa del Sol
Date: 08/07/2007“Can you repair the leak in that water heater?” I asked the first “plumber” we’d called, pointing out the small valve on the suspended hundred-liter tank, and the bucket we had placed underneath it, which had been slowly filling with water.
Read OnCool Tips For a Hot Summer in Madrid
Date: 08/02/2007Back in 1989, a band called Los Refrescos were top of the Spanish charts with their song Aquí No Hay Playa (“There’s No Beach Here”), claiming that however cultural Madrid was, it could never make up for the lack of beaches.
Read OnCool cave homes in Spain's scorching summer heat
Date: 07/31/2007This is where 200-year-old caves are being transformed into modern homes costing from 115,000 euro ($159,000) for a three-bedroom ready-to-move-into cave.
Read OnThe Cooler Side of Madrid: Horchatas and Ice Cream
Date: 07/10/2007Served ice cold, Horchata is produced by squeezing the sweet milky juice from the tubers of the tiger root or sedge plant (first introduced by the Egyptians more than 500 years ago).
Read OnWithout this number you can't
Date: 06/12/2007If Spain is your choice of paradise in Europe, you'll need more than just a Visado de residencia (Residence Visa) in your U.S. passport.
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Eat your way through…Madrid
Date: 03/20/2007With its many culinary tourist traps and overpriced, over-rated restaurants, finding good food, like a local mamá would make, can be a challenge in Madrid.
Read OnWhat it costs to live in…Barcelona
Date: 03/20/2007The cost of living in Barcelona is on a par with Madrid and higher than in rural villages or other coastal towns.
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