The 2011 Volvo Ocean Race was launched on its 39,000-mile journey from Spain’s Alicante on the Costa Blanca, at the beginning of November.
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The Spanish climate encourages a great deal of outdoor living and al fresco dining. While the BBQ has undergone a complete transformation over the past couple of decades, with gas-powered versions allowing amateur chefs a great deal more scope for invention, the usual combinations of meat and fish are still the most common dishes.
Continue reading…The coca – Spain’s BBQ secret weapon…
In a ceremony held on Friday 21st October in Oviedo, the Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen accepted his Prince of Asturias Award for Letters.
Cohen – an accomplished poet and novelist, although best known for his melancholic yet humorous songs – used his acceptance speech as a platform from which to praise Spain’s extraordinarily rich cultural life.
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As residents will no doubt agree, there is always something interesting happening in Javea. With so many chances throughout the year to enjoy all the usual outdoor activities like sailing and hiking in the beautiful surroundings of the Montgó National Park, there need never be a dull moment.
However, during the shorter days of November many Javea citizens prefer to turn their thoughts to indoor pursuits. Fortunately there is more than enough to occupy all members of the family this month.
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Have you ever gone out for lunch, eaten far too much paella and drunk far too much Rioja? If, like many enjoying the Spanish lifestyle, you plead guilty to these charges you will also know that the internationally famous Spanish siesta is a necessity rather than a self-indulgent luxury.
Unfortunately, as many will attest, too much sleep can wreak as much havoc to one’s productivity and feeling of well-being as too much food and alcohol. While doubtless irritating to employers, those in charge of nothing more taxing than a computer are limited in how much damage they can cause in their semi-comatose state.
Continue reading…NASA sets the standard for the ideal siesta…
It’s all happening in Jávea this month! Whether you enjoy culture and history or would prefer to be out and about, there will be something to suit you in Jávea and its environs.
El Seté Segell Cinema Club will be screening five very different films: Silencio de Amor, La Boda de Mi Mejor Amiga, Cena de Amigos, El Hombre de al Lado and Gianni y Sus Mujeres, all of which will attract a very different audience. While La Boda de Mi Mejor Amiga (My Best Friend’s Wedding) is a typically frothy Hollywood concoction, the other four films demonstrate the best of French, Argentinean and Italian contemporary film.
Continue reading…October is a busy month in Jávea…
We scour the city and surroundings of Valencia looking for exciting things to report on, research topics, interview people and immerse ourselves in the local life and rhythm, but when we chanced upon two young English girls who live and work in Valencia, we just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to ask them about their impressions…
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