Letter from the Atlantic
Calima – Gone With the Wind
Expats in Spain and the Canary Islands will often hear the words “Oh, it’s just a calima” trotted out whenever it is a little...
La Boda (The Wedding)
I gate-crashed a wedding last week. In my defence, it was a genuine accident, but I am rather pleased that I did. Like many...
Let’s Thresh a Lentil
An interesting photographic exhibition in Lanzarote caught my eye this week. The exhibition, which was presented by local students, brought together 300 photographs from...
Eleven Women and One Astronaut
No, it is not the latest hot, porn movie or a march for equality, but the rather impressive line-up of cabinet members announced by...
Linguaphobia
Do you suffer from ‘Linguaphobia’? If you are an expat reading this, I suspect not, since most expats recognise the need to make an...
