As I work at home writing texts for websites in Spanish, I need to make an effort to be updated about what is happening in the world. One of the things people in the street usually talk about and usually catches me offguard is TV series. O…

There is a new trend between tourists in Spain that consists in try some high quality restaurants. There is thought Spanish cuisine is good and healthy, because we use olive oil, garlic, and we eat a lot of fish. If you come here for a hol…

In my last post I wrote about the flag of Spain being taboo for many Spaniards because of the dictatorship legacy. Today I want to talk about another inheritance we got from that awful period: Terrorism. When you say terrorism in Spain, th…

As you likely know, Spain was ruled by a dictator called Francisco Franco from 1939 to 1975. After this man won the Spanish civil war, he governed the country having patriotism as one of his most prominent ideas. Even when he died and demo…