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84 - Japan! Sushi, sweat and sprawl
Seasoned travellers Daniel (AKA Mr Chorizo) and his wife Morena hit the mean streets of urban Japan in this new adventure: summer in Tokyo, Kyoto and…
1 year, 8 months ago
83 - Sober in Paradise
Here's a little life update from The Bahamas, out there in the Caribbean. I first mentioned getting sober last year (that's episode 47, it you'd like…
1 year, 9 months ago
82 - Magna Carta, Fish and Chips
A report from my recent trip to the wild places of Surrey: Staines-upon-Thames, Runnymede, Windsor and more. Check out the article on the website: ht…
1 year, 9 months ago
81 - Weed club crackdown, assault rifles, and anti-tourism protests
A bit of news from Barcelona today: the local crackdown on weed clubs has begun, police are confiscating assault rifles in ever-larger numbers, and s…
1 year, 10 months ago
80 - Self-employment, randomness and creating your own luck
Nine years of self-employment (or, as I sometimes call it, "gainful unemployment") here in Spain. Here are a few thoughts on the online business hust…
1 year, 11 months ago
79 - Barcelona Bans AirBnb - the end of tourist rentals?
New Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni has recently promised to let all the licenses for tourist rentals expire. Is this the end of AirBnb? Maybe. But wi…
1 year, 11 months ago
78 - Valencia and the Holy Grail
Fun facts about Valencia, Spain – mecca of paella – as well as my own personal quest to see the Holy Grail. More on the web: https://expatmadrid.com/…
1 year, 11 months ago
77 - Politics and Prostitution
An update on the election for the EU Parliament, Spain's anti-prostitution law that never was, "the rise of the far right" and much more. Read the ar…
1 year, 11 months ago
76 - Route of Don Quixote bike tour
I recently had the opportunity to do the Route of Don Quixote bike tour in La Mancha, Spain. Here's some info about the route, about Don Quixote, abo…
2 years ago
75 - Toledo, Spain's former capital
A report from Toledo, Spain, the city of three cultures and former capital. The city of Toledo has a lot of great medieval architecture, Spain's best…
2 years ago