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A day trip to Cuenca and its hanging houses

April 18, 2022AVE, Castilla la Mancha, Cuenca, History, Spaincasas colgadas, cuenca, cuenca from madrid, cuenca guide, day trip to cuenca, guide to cuenca, hanging houses cuenca, history of spain, parador cuenca, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, staying in cuenca, Visit cuencawheninspain

I’m whisking you away on the high-speed AVE train for a day trip to the beautiful medieval city of Cuenca. Join me as I stroll around Cuenca’s charming streets and squares, admire the gothic cathedral (one of the earliest examples in all of Spain) and cross the San Pedro bridge to admire the famous ‘casas … Continue reading A day trip to Cuenca and its hanging houses →

Sounds that make you sound Spanish – ¡Buah! ¡Anda! ¡Hala! ¡Uy! ¡Puf!

September 25, 2021Language, Spanish culture¡Anda!, ¡Buah!, ¡Hala!, ¡Uy!, ¡Vaya!, En plan, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expat spain, guiris in spain, how to learn Spanish, how to sound spanish, learn spanish, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, moving to Spain, muletillas, podcast about spain, revealed spain, sound spanish, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, spanish language, spanish slang, speak native spanish, study spanish, travelling to spainwheninspain

Want to sound super Spanish? I run through ten useful and fun Spanish interjections that you can pepper your conversations with to help express yourself even more clearly when you’re chatting en español. ¡Anda! When I first started learning Spanish and hanging around with native speakers I kept hearing these noises that popped up in … Continue reading Sounds that make you sound Spanish – ¡Buah! ¡Anda! ¡Hala! ¡Uy! ¡Puf! →

Almería & Cabo de Gata – Cowboys, Pirates, Wild Beaches & A Sea of Plastic

September 20, 2021Almeria, Cabo de Gata, Tabernas desertAlmeria, Almeria City, Beaches Almeria, Cabo de Gata, Cabo de Gata beaches, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expat spain, history of spain, Life in Spain, living in spain, Mar de Plastico, Mojacar, moving to Spain, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Sea of Plastic, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, Tabernas, Tabernas Desert, traveling to spain, travelling to spain, Visiting Almeriawheninspain

In this episode I take you on a trip around Spain’s most arid provinces, Almería. We explore the Tabernas Desert and its Spaghetti Western filming locations, the beautiful wild beaches of Cabo de Gata including the dramatic Playa de los Muertos (Beach of the Dead), and I guide you through Almería City’s top sights including the … Continue reading Almería & Cabo de Gata – Cowboys, Pirates, Wild Beaches & A Sea of Plastic →

Cycling Southern Spain with Chris Atkin

September 1, 2021Activities, bikes, Cycling, Gibraltar, Málaga, Murcia, Spain, Spanish culture, Travel, travel, Valencia, Valencia(Just As Well) It's Not About The Bike, bicycle spain, bike chris atkin, bikes in spain, biking in spain, book cycling in spain, chris atkin, cycling across spain, cycling in spain, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, expat spain, going to spain, history of spain, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, moving to Spain, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Spain, spain cycling, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, Spanish culture, traveling to spain, travelling to spainwheninspain

Chris Atkin, author of his new book, (Just As Well) It’s Not About The Bike: A Journey Across Southern Spain, joins me in this episode to chat about his experience pedaling 1300 kilometres from Valencia to Gibraltar on a basic bike with only seven gears and barely enough room for panniers. Chris describes some of … Continue reading Cycling Southern Spain with Chris Atkin →

A day trip to Brihuega’s lavender fields and Guadalajara

August 3, 2021Brihuega, Guadalajara, History, SpainBrihuega, expat in spain, expat life in spain, expat spain, Guadalajara, history of spain, lavanda brihuega, lavander brihuega, Lavender Brihuega, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, moving to Spain, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, traveling to spain, travelling to spain, visiting lavender fields brihuegawheninspain

Join Karina, me and friends, Adam and Ollie, for a day trip to the charming medieval town of Brihuega and its beautiful lavender fields. A slice of Provence right in the centre of Spain! Brihuega is famous in Spain for its lavender cultivation and surprisingly, it is one of the world’s major producers of lavender … Continue reading A day trip to Brihuega’s lavender fields and Guadalajara →

Costa Brava road trip – Coves, Bikinis & Dalí

July 8, 2021Beaches, Catalunya, Costa Bravacadaques, calella, calella de palafrugell, catalonia culture, cataluña, catalunya, costa brava, costa brava guide, costa brava holidays, dali, dali museum, expat in spain, expat life in spain, going to spain, history of spain, hotels costa brava, Life in Spain, living in spain, moving to Spain, platja fonda, podcast about spain, revealed spain, roses, salvador dalí, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, tossa, tossa de mar, traveling to spain, travelling to spain, visiting costa bravawheninspain

Join us for all the sights and sounds on a road trip along Spain’s rugged Costa Brava. Discover the beautiful seaside towns and villages of Tossa de Mar, Calella de Palafrugell, Platja Fonda, Roses and of course Cadaqués, home to Salvador Dalí’s former house, now a wonderful, eccentric museum. We explore the coves of turquoise … Continue reading Costa Brava road trip – Coves, Bikinis & Dalí →

The Walking Museum of The Spanish Civil War with Nick Lloyd

June 3, 2021Barcelona, History, SpainBarcelona, Catalonia, Civil War in Spain, expat in spain, expat life, Francisco Franco, Franco, Franco’s Nationalist forces, Gernika, Guernica, history of spain, Homage to Catalonia, international brigades, International Museum of the Spanish Civil War, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, moving to Spain, Nick Lloyd, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish civil war, Spanish Civil War barcelona, Spanish culture, The Walking Museum of The Spanish Civil, traveling to spain, travelling to spainwheninspain

Writer, historian and guide, Nick Lloyd walks us through Barcelona to explore the history of the Spanish Civil War and the city’s relationship with this dark chapter from Spain’s past. Nick guides around the key locations in the Catalan capital which hold historical significance and reveals some chilling stories of death and destruction. He also … Continue reading The Walking Museum of The Spanish Civil War with Nick Lloyd →

Loco for locos! Slow trains around Spain with travel writer Tom Chesshyre

April 2, 2021Spain, Trains, Transport, Travelexpat in spain, expat spain, going to spain, history of spain, Life in Spain, live in spain, moving to Spain, podcast about spain, revealed spain, slow trains in spain, Spain, spain narrow gauge railway, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, tom chesshyre, train museum spain, train travel in spain, Trains in Spain, traveling to spain, travelling to spainwheninspain

Travel journalist and writer Tom Chesshyre joins me to talk about his slow train adventure all around Spain. As research for his latest book Slow Trains around Spain: A 3,000-Mile Adventure on 52 Rides, Tom spent 35 days on the tracks and clocked-up 95 hours and 20 minutes onboard all manner of different types of … Continue reading Loco for locos! Slow trains around Spain with travel writer Tom Chesshyre →

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 →

Spain’s liquid gold: olive oil adventures with Lucas Soler

February 26, 2021Food and Drink, History, Jaen, Olive oil, SpainEVOO, expat in spain, expat life, expat life in spain, extra virgin olive oil, food and drink in spain, going to spain, history of olive oil, Jaen olives, Life in Spain, live in spain, living in spain, Lucas Soler, moving to Spain, oldest olive trees, olive groves in spain, olive groves spain, Olive Oil Grove, podcast about spain, revealed spain, Spain, Spain podcast, spain revealed, spain travel, spain travel guide, Spanish culture, Spanish olive oil, spanish olives, traveling to spain, travelling to spainwheninspain

We transport ourselves to the majestic olive groves of Jaén to talk all about Spanish olive oil with special guest and olive oil aficionado, Lucas Soler. Lucas was born in Barcelona but even though he has spent nearly all of his life in the US, olive oil has always remained in his blood. Since a … Continue reading Spain’s liquid gold: olive oil adventures with Lucas Soler →