Spain
A handful of posts from Spain. We’ll be going returning someday…when we can speak Spanish.
Destruction of El Palmar Beach – Vejer de la Frontera
I’ve just found out that some property developers are trying to push through planning permission to build some super-hotels on El Palmar Beach, near Vejer de la Frontera in Andalucia, Southern Spain. El Palmar sits on the Costa de la Luz (Coast of light), the Atlantic coast between Tarifa and Cádiz, and is one of [...]
Podcast: Basque Country & Ordesa National Park, Spain
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
[Download MP3 | Add to iTunes | Subscribe to Podcasts]
I made this podcast around Easter on a 1500KM road trip from Barcelona to the Basque Country (País Vasco), then on to the beautiful Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park in the Spanish Pyrenees. The trip takes in various locations [...]
Photos of the Basque Country…
Over Semana Santa (Easter Week) I went on a trip to one of my favourite places in Spain – San Sebastian in The Basque Country (País Vasco in Spanish). During the trip I visited Bilbao, Biarritz and Bayonne in France, and several smaller villages along the Basque coast. There will be a podcast on its [...]
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust: Stop moaning and start driving!
It has now been four days since all flight traffic over the northern Europe was cancelled due to the volcanic ashes from the explosion on Iceland. The airspace is still closed over: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK. It is partly [...]
Podcast: Starting an internet business in Spain
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
[Download MP3 | Add to iTunes | Subscribe to Podcasts]
Finally, I’ve managed to get around to doing an Earthoria podcast, the first since the Eco Yoga Park in Argentina, in June 2009. In this podcast I talk about what I’ve been doing since leaving Argentina in July 2009 – [...]
Easyjet: an incredibly BAD airline
I don’t usually post negative reports like this on the website, but I am doing it as it is relevant to anyone planning on travelling in Europe using a ‘budget airline’ like Easyjet (aka Sleazyjet). Think again.
Having been living in Spain now for nearly 8 months, I was really looking forwards to the first visit [...]
English teaching podcast on front of iTunes Spain!
This is just a quick update as we’re gearing up for the launch of our first IVOZI podcast workbook series here in Barcelona, and are working flat out. We’ve recorded & edited 9 out of 10 podcasts and will be releasing a pack of 10 accompanying workbooks in the next week or so.
We had [...]
View more »