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Madrid’s public transport with Sarah Willats – Trains, Tickets, Tips & Trips

July 19, 2021Madrid, Metro, Spain, Trains, Transport, Travelatocha station madrid, barajas airport bus, bici madrid, cercanias madrid, EMT Madrid, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expats in spain, gran via station, Life in Spain, living in spain, Madrid, madrid bici, madrid buses, madrid guide, madrid metro, madrid travel guide, Metro de Madrid, metro madrid, podcast about spain, public transport madrid, revealed spain, sarah la viajera, sarah willats, Spain podcast, spain travel, spain travel guide, THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO MADRID’S TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS, train tickets madrid, traveling to spainwheninspain

Sarah Willats joins me to talk about Madrid’s public transport network, how to get the best out of it, tickets, passes and trips whether visiting for a holiday, business or making the Spanish capital your home. Sarah, aka Sarah la Viajera (check out her Spain travel blog!) has recently published her book, The Ultimate Guide to … Continue reading Madrid’s public transport with Sarah Willats – Trains, Tickets, Tips & Trips →

Wandering Madrid and talking Cost of Living in Spain

March 17, 2021Cost of living, Madrid, Renting, Salaries, Spain, Workbuying property in Spain, cost of living in Spain, costs in spain, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expat spain, expats in spain, groceries in spain, healthcare in spain, how much does it cost to live in spain, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in alicante, living in barcelona, living in caceres, living in malaga, living in spain, living in valencia, Madrid, moving to Spain, podcast about spain, prices in spain, rent in spain, revealed spain, running a car in spain, shopping in Spain, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, utility bills in spain, walking madridwheninspain

Hola Spain fans! This is a kind of hybrid episode. Lots of sounds of Madrid as I wander its squares, shops and markets and stop off in a few cafes and bars. Along the way I talk all about the cost of living in Spain. I look at renting and buying property, utility bills, groceries, … Continue reading Wandering Madrid and talking Cost of Living in Spain →

Mallorca with Gina Vasquez – Miró, Michael Douglas & Missionaries

February 22, 2021Food and Drink, History, Mallorca, Spain, Traditions, Walkingexpat in spain, expat life, expats in spain, Gina Vasquez, holiday in Mallorca, Juan Miro, Juan Miro foundation, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, majorca, majorca travel, mallorca food, mallorca guide, mallorca history, mallorca travel, mallorca travel guide, moving to Spain, Palma, Palma de Mallorca, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, traveling to spain, travelling to spain, visit mallorca, visit my mallorcawheninspain

In this episode of the When in Spain podcast I explore the Balearic island of Mallorca. Joining me to scratch beneath the surface of the island is guide and long-time Mallorca resident, Gina Vasquez who runs Visit My Mallorca https://www.visitmymallorca.com/ Gina talks us through the ancient history of Mallorca and recommends things to see in … Continue reading Mallorca with Gina Vasquez – Miró, Michael Douglas & Missionaries →

Starting from zero in Spain at 70 – The personal story of Hollywood director & author Marsha Scarbrough

December 21, 2020Ex-pat, Lifestyle, Spain, Spanish societyAdvice for moving to Spain, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expat spain, expats in spain, international living, international living magazine, Life in Spain, living in spain, Madrid, marsha scarbrough, moving to Spain, non lucrative visa, non lucrative visa spain, podcast about spain, relocating to spain, retiring to spain, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, traveling to spain, visa for spainwheninspain

Thinking about moving to Spain? Think it’s too late? Join me to hear the inspirational story from Marsha Scarbrough who proves it’s never too late to say yes to a new life in Spain. Marsha left her native California to start afresh in Madrid when she was 70 years old after losing everything in the … Continue reading Starting from zero in Spain at 70 – The personal story of Hollywood director & author Marsha Scarbrough →

Sephardic Roots – Jewish History in Spain & Sephardic Ancestry Citizenship

December 12, 2020History, Spanish culture, Spanish societyAlhambra Decree, Carta de Naturaleza, edict of expulsion, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expat spain, expats in spain, going to spain, jews in spain, Life in Spain, living in spain, moving to Spain, Nichole Martínez Kruse, podcast about spain, revealed spain, sefardi, sefardi spain, sephardic ancestry citizenship, sephardic jews, sephardic spain, Sephardim, Spain, spain ancestry citizenship, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, spanish inquisition, Spanish Jews, traveling to spain, travelling to spain, welcome home sefardiwheninspain

In this episode of The When in Spain podcast we’re talking about Jewish history or Sephardic history – to use the Hebrew word – in Spain. We’ll also be talking about a law that Spain passed in 2015 that has laid a pathway for people of Sephardic descent to reclaim Spanish citizenship – and one … Continue reading Sephardic Roots – Jewish History in Spain & Sephardic Ancestry Citizenship →

The Basque Country with David Bumstead

December 8, 2020Basque Country, Hiking, History, Language, Politics, Spain, Spanish culture, Tapas, Traditions, Walking, Winebasque country, basque country podcast, basque language, bilbao, david bumstead, donostia, ETA, euskadi, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expat spain, expats in spain, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, moving to Spain, pais vasco, pamplona, pamplona running of the bulls, Pelota, podcast about spain, revealed spain, san fermin, san sebastain, san sebastian international film festibal, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, traveling to spain, travelling to spain, visiting the basque country, vitoria gasteizwheninspain

Drizzle, green hills, pintxos, cider, pelota & bull running. We must be talking The Basque Country! Tucked into the corner of northeastern Spain, País Vasco, or as it is known in the regional Basque language, Euskadi is one of the lesser-known Spains for many. To talk us through the landscape, cities, beaches, language, traditions and … Continue reading The Basque Country with David Bumstead →

Spain: today’s issues & future challenges with William Chislett

October 7, 2020Education, Politics, Spain, WorkEU’s €140 billion pandemic recovery, expat in spain, expat life in spain, expat spain, expats in spain, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Spain, spain covid, spain covid-19, Spain podcast, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, Spanish politics, spanish society, the spanish economy, unemployment in spain, William Chislett, william chislett spain, work in spainwheninspain

In this second episode talking to writer & journalist William Chislett we look at current economic, societal and political problems that Spain is dealing with and the future challenges the country faces. William talks us through the education system, unemployment, the Spanish economy, pensions and the implications of the EU’s €140 billion pandemic recovery fund … Continue reading Spain: today’s issues & future challenges with William Chislett →

Aranjuez – A day trip to Spain’s Petit Paris

September 15, 2020History, Madrid, Spain, Trains, Transport, TravelAranjuez, Aranjuez Palace, Aranjuez podcast, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expats in spain, going to spain, guiris in spain, history of spain, jardin del principe aranjuez, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in Madrid, living in spain, Madrid, Madrid Aranjuez, moving to Spain, Palace of Aranjuez, Palacio real aranjuez, podcast about spain, princes garden aranjuez, revealed spain, royal aranjuez, Spain, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, strawberry train aranjuez, train to aranjuez, traveling from Madrid to Aranjuez, traveling to spain, travelling to spain, visit aranjuezwheninspain

Join me for a day out to the Royal City of Aranjuez, a worthwhile day trip from the Spanish capital. I hop on the Cercanías light-rail commuter train from Madrid’s Atocha Station and make the 45 minute train ride through the middle of the harsh Castilian plateau, to the haven of peace and tranquillity of … Continue reading Aranjuez – A day trip to Spain’s Petit Paris →

The world of Sherry with culinary adventurer Annie B

September 7, 2020Andalucía, Food and Drink, Spain, Spanish culture, Travel, Winebodegas, el pueto de santa maria, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expat spain, expats in spain, going to spain, Jerez, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, osborne sherry, podcast about spain, san lucar de barameda, sherry bodegas, sherry podcast, sherry triangle, sherry wine, sherry with annie b, Spain podcast, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, spanish food and drink, spanish sherry, Spanish wine, tio pepe, tio pepe sherry, traveling to spain, travelling to spainwheninspain

This week I’ve got a great guest for you Spain lovers – I’m going to be chatting all about that famous Spanish wine, Sherry with Annie Manson – aka Annie B! Annie is a foodie, food writer, Sherry expert and qualified Sherry educator. Annie who hails from Scotland, ran her own successful catering and corporate … Continue reading The world of Sherry with culinary adventurer Annie B →

Ask me anything! Part 2 – Your questions on food, places, washing machines (!) & culture

September 1, 2020Ex-pat, Food and Drink, Moving to Spain, Spain, Spanish culture, Spanish societyexpat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expat spain, expats in spain, going to spain, guiris in spain, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, moving to Spain, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Spain, Spain podcast, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culturewheninspain

Part 2 of “ask me anything”. I answer more of your questions about life in Spain from my point of view. In the second part I answer your questions about my favourite Spanish food and restaurants, moving to different parts of Spain, washing machines and Spanish culture.

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