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New Home, No Fear

By Sparklyscotty  |  Location: Spain  |  04/04/09  |  Pics: 0

Well,  those feet are itching again,  and it is now confirmed that I will be moving again, this time to New Zealand,  after 12 - 18 months in Scotland to deal with the red tape and paperwork of setting up my business there.  It is a bittersweet thing, saying goodbye to a country you...

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Spanish Spring

By Sparklyscotty  |  Location: Spain  |  01/29/09  |  Pics: 10

I love Spain in Spring.  The mild weather, with it's cool breezes, fresh air and warm sunny skies spread over the early part of the year making everything seem somehow peaceful.  When the sun breaks through, temperatures can reach the early 20's, but storms can still sweep...

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What travel destination is right for your star sign?

By Sparklyscotty  |  Location: Spain  |  01/09/09  |  Pics: 1

Vacation Destinations for Star Signs

I am writing a tongue-in-cheek series of articles over the next four days looking at which types of vacations suit each star sign based on their element - water, earth, air or fire.

Do Pisces really love water sports?  Can Libras find way to relax?  Are...

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Christmas in Spain

By Sparklyscotty  |  Location: Spain  |  01/07/09  |  Pics: 1

Christmas is over for another year in Spain - finally.  Not that I don't love the holiday season here,  but it does tend to last much longer than in many other countries due to their celebration of the coming of the Three Kings on January 5th.  Here's a round up of my Christmas this...

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This little Scotty went to market...

By Sparklyscotty  |  Location: Spain  |  08/24/08  |  Pics: 4

I love market days.  Almost every town has it’s own market, with stalls crammed full of fresh, local produce.  Whatever fruits and vegetables are in season are in abundance, at incredibly low prices. There are vans loaded with smoked and cured fish, cheese and ham, and other stands selling all...

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Got an issue with personal space? Don't bring it to a beach in Spain!

By Sparklyscotty  |  Location: Spain  |  08/21/08  |  Pics: 1

It seems like every nationality has their own holiday stereotype.   Germans get up at ungodly hours to put their towels on the best sunbed locations to reserve their spot; the Japanese snap photographs of anything and everything; the Americans talk loudly and can´t understand why the US...

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The Three P's of a Spanish Summer on the Coast

By Sparklyscotty  |  Location: Spain  |  07/25/08  |  Pics: 2

Summer usually arrives overnight on the Spanish Costas.   One week the beaches will be dotted with local residents enjoying the warmer weather, and then suddenly, one weekend, you will find hundreds of tourists crammed together under a sea of umbrellas and sun shades. ...

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Spain Sees Soccer Glory... At Last!

By Sparklyscotty  |  Location: Spain  |  06/30/08  |  Pics: 2

Last night, Spain won the Euro Cup.  It was the national team's first football victory in over 44 years.

Since getting through to the semi finals,

Spain has gone football mad,  and although I am too tired after my late night celebrations to do a full write up today,  here are...

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No artificial flavourings or entertainment

By Sparklyscotty  |  Location: Spain  |  06/25/08  |  Pics: 0

Food and drink play an integral part of the Spanish culture,  just as they do in most countries.  The Spanish love nothing more than meeting in large groups at restaurants and cafés to pick over a wide array of tapas dishes and talk (loudly).  

The home cooked meal is also still...

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Cut the Bull! Finding the real Spain

By Sparklyscotty  |  Location: Spain  |  06/14/08  |  Pics: 0

I adore Spain.  I have been here just over two years, and it feels more like home than any other place I have been.

I love the people, the food, the siestas, the fiestas, the scenery.  I even love the six day work week.

Yet I had never wanted to come to Spain.  My parents bought a holiday...

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