Tag: blog
Year of decision beckons for Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez
Is Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez enjoying a New Year's Day glass of cava as he mulls calling an early General Election in 2022?
The leader...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The bell ringing is the sound of happiness and good cheer
By Benny Davis
SOME readers may have read my `retirement´ announcement in a previous Olive Press issue. Nearly 90 now and suffering from cancer, it...
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain
When I was young, 'online' meant pegging your washing out to dry.
Never thought that one day this innocent household word would signify the demise...
Holiday lets? It will never pay.
Before I start, I have a confession. I can't spell accommodation, centre, calender, programe, which as a Landlord, is a worry. And I have...
Scream if you wanna go faster…
MOVING to Spain brings its fair share of challenges; whether it's learning the language or finding out how to dispose of your dirty cooking...
Humid not hot!
If the mosquitoes haven't gotten to you this summer, then the heat will have
A wonderful world
In an act of true brotherly love, Manni Coe has set up an inspirational blog for his brother who has Down Syndrome
Welcome to my world: Expat plans to launch blog for brother with Down Syndrome
The blog will come directly from Reuben Coe, 31, and share his rich imagination
Language fraud abroad
Like a baby, you learn to mimic emotions to give the illusion that you understand more than you do. This can also lead to embarrassment, writes OP blogger Sarah Simone
The move to Malaga – a “child’s” view
New Olive Press blogger introduces herself with an article on making the move from London to Malaga
What’s your story? Flamenco glory
Each person has their own unique series of events that have transformed their dream of living in Andalucia into a real life Spanish odyssey
To be or not to be a Guiri, that is the question
My name is Mary and I am a Guiri. There, I´ve said it now, it´s out there in the open, but it´s something I´ve been fighting for the last two and half years
Please don’t call me a bl***er
As I blog less than once a week does that make me verbally constipated?
Spain’s very own Banksy
Josh Taylor documents works by mystery street artist ‘El Nino de las Pinturas’, who has spent years brightening up Granada’s white walls
Blog, fog and smog
The Fog Index (or Gunning Fog Index) is a measure of how readable a piece of text is
A birds-eye view
It should, of course, come easy for a bird, and now a family of Egyptian vultures are the latest group to start Twittering... as well as allowing cameras into their private lives!
Living the High Life
Surviving Spain at 1,500 metres. A new Olive Press blog on life in Spain's highest village