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Sketches of Menorca – deep water, mayonnaise, horses’ private parts, gin & Georgian palaces

February 12, 2021balearic islands, Food and Drink, History, Menorca, Nature, Spanish culture, Traditionsbalearic islands, cami de cavalls, Ciutadella de Menorca, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, Graham Byfield, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, lorraine ure, mahon menorca, menorca, menorca guide, menorca holiday, menorca sketch book, menorca travel guide, menorca vacations, menorquin, minorca, moving to Spain, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Spain, spain guide, Spain podcast, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, travel to menorca, traveling to spain, travelling to spain, visiting menorcawheninspain

In this episode we delve into the curious history, culture and untouched landscape of the balearic island of Menorca. Joining us to guide us around this lesser-discovered island is Lorraine Ure. For Lorraine, Menorca was love at first sight when the cruise ship she was working on docked in the port of Mahón. She has … Continue reading Sketches of Menorca – deep water, mayonnaise, horses’ private parts, gin & Georgian palaces →

Seville and slow, sustainable travel with Aldara Arias Saavedra

December 30, 2020Andalucía, Ferias, Seville, Spain, Sustainable travel, travelAldara Arias Saavedra, Andalucia, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expat spain, food in seville, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Sevilla, sevilla guide, Seville, Seville guide, seville podcast, seville spain, Seville tourism, Slow Tasters Podcast, slow tasters seville, Slow travel, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, sustainable travel, sustainable travel spain, Travel to Seville, traveling to spain, travelling to spain, trip to seville, Visiting Seville, what to see in seville, When in Spainwheninspain

Sit back and join us for some armchair travel to the capital of Andalucía. That’s right we’re of to the 2,200-year-old city of Seville or Sevilla if you’re feeling Andaluz! Our guide for the journey is native Sevillana, Aldara Arias Saavedra. Aldara produces and hosts her own podcast about food and slow, sustainable travel in … Continue reading Seville and slow, sustainable travel with Aldara Arias Saavedra →

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 →

Ernest Hemingway’s Madrid with historian Stephen Drake-Jones

October 26, 2020Books, Bullfighting, Madrid, Spain, Spanish cultureChicote hemingway, Chicote Madrid, Death in the Afternoon, Don Ernesto Madrid, ernest hemingway in Madrid, ernest hemingway spain, ernest hemmingway madrid, expat in spain, expat life in spain, For Whom the Bell Tolls, hemingway madrid, history of spain, La Cerveceria Alemana, live in spain, Madrid, moving to Spain, Pamplona hemingway, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish civil war, Spanish culture, Stephen Drake-Jones Hemingway, Stephen Drake-Jones Madrid, Stephen Drake-Jones tours, The Sun Also Rises, travelling to spainwheninspain

In this episode I look at the American writer, Ernest Hemingway´s relationship with Madrid and wider Spain and how Spain and the Spanish capital inspired and influenced his writing. Ernest Hemingway is commonly associated with a handful of places around the world, most notably Paris, Pamplona, Havana, Key West and Ketchum, Idaho, where he took … Continue reading Ernest Hemingway’s Madrid with historian Stephen Drake-Jones →

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 →

Charming Chinchón – Garlic, Goya, Anis, John Wayne & a picture-perfect plaza

September 28, 2020Bullfighting, Ferias, Food and Drink, History, Madrid, Spain, Spanish cultureanis chinchon, bus to chinchon, chinchon, chinchon garlic festival, chinchon guide, day trip to chinchon, day trips from madrid, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, garlic festival chinchon, going to spain, goya, guiris in spain, history of spain, live in spain, Madrid, madrid day trips, madrid to chinchon, moving to Spain, parador chinchon, plaza mayor chinchon, podcast about spain, revealed spain, spain food and drink, Spain podcast, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, visiting chinchonwheninspain

Join me for a walk around a little slice of deep Spain, right on Madrid’s doorstep. Located on the Tagus-Jarama river basin, Chinchón is just 45km from Madrid but worlds apart. Although it has grown beyond its village confines, visiting its antique heart is like stepping back into a charming, ramshackle past. Surrounded by vineyards … Continue reading Charming Chinchón – Garlic, Goya, Anis, John Wayne & a picture-perfect plaza →

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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Ask me anything! Part 1 – Your questions on my story, moving to Spain, Covid & the podcast

August 31, 2020Barcelona, Ex-pat, Lifestyle, Madrid, Spainexpat 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, Spain, Spain podcast, Spanish culturewheninspain

I asked you guys, the listeners to “ask me anything”! (About Spain that is – and my life here) In part 1 I answer your questions about how and why I came to live in Spain, where to live in Spain, the situation with Covid-19 and why I decided to start the When in Spain … Continue reading Ask me anything! Part 1 – Your questions on my story, moving to Spain, Covid & the podcast →