posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 26
Wandering off topic again (”topic” meaning living, working, culture, traveling in Spain etc), but I had a totally revolutionary past few days, rebooting completely and, who knows, someone might find this list useful one day. So…
Last week I was mentally, physically and inspirationally 100% burnt out. I couldn’t imagine ever managing to come up with another interesting blog post or podcast idea, and the mountain of life/paperwork/un-fun crap that needed sorting out seemed insurmountable. I was wound up as tight as I’d ever been in my life, moody, snappy, obsessive about all sorts of ridiculous things, complaining all day, and generally pissed off.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 25
The validated university studies or degrees are, from the date the relevant documents are released and issued, completely the same as the Spanish equivalents for academic effects in all the Spanish territory, in accordance with the legislation currently in force.The validation of your university studies or degrees is a long and hard process but it is possible. It is essential if you want to develop a career in Spain that will be based in your studies. Firstly you must be sure that all the documents submitted to these validation procedures are official and released by the competent authorities. No kind of legalisation is required for the documents released in any Member State of the European Union or any contracting party to the European Economic Area Agreement, including: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, The Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic and Sweden. In accordance with the bilateral agreement between Switzerland and the EU, this country must also be added.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 25
The island?s chronicles say that the conquerors, after disembarking, settled down on the Guiniguada ravine. Before finishing the conquest, they had already built the first villages on the hillock where the Castilians had set up camp. During the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, the city grew towards inland areas, occupying the vegetable and fruit plots, which the first settlers liked so much. Nowadays, the Palmas of Gran Canaria has become, according to the University of Syracuse, the city with the best climate in the world, as average annual temperatures are around 22? C.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 23
The Centre of Contemporary Culture in Barcelona will expose the winning photos of the World Press Photo competition with photographs send by agencies and newspapers, photojournalists and photographers. An independent, international jury chooses the winner from different categories such as sports, current affairs and news, daily life situations, animals, Nature, art and entertainment.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 18
The Gran Hotel Spa Blancafort is a luxurious resort where you can get away from it all for a few days and forget all about what is happening in the world. This magnificent centre is located in the beautiful area of La Garriga, just about half an hour from Barcelona. This Spa, which is modern and has been associated with music, art and literature since the 19th century, has 156 rooms ready to be enjoyed by all those who want to spend a few days taking pleasure in the therapeutic and relaxing effects of jacuzzis and thermal waters.The feeling of being pampered and looked after while your mind and body relaxes at the same time is only possible if you stay at a spa.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 18
Since the last years, considerable changes have been made along the route. 120,000 trees have been planted around the villages in the 144 municipalities taking part in the scheme. 450 information points are also on hand to prevent travellers losing their bearings, with markers every 250 metres to tell you in what direction you are going and what point in the journey you have reached.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 18
Just like it happens in many other spots of the Spanish geography, the origin of Avila merges into traditions and legends. According to the mythology, Abyla was Hercules?s wife who gave birth to a son called Alcideo. This man conquered the centre of the peninsula and named the most important town founded there after her mother?s name. However, the first known inhabitants in the area were people of Celtic origin, the Vetons, who benefited from this strategic grazing land. Leaving aside the legends, the fact is that Avila has always been a meeting point for different cultures and the starting point for a route across the hidden wonders of the province.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 18
The province of Almer?a is located in the southeast of Spain, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. This geographical situation makes Almer?a the town that enjoys the maximum amount of sunshine in Spain with more than 3000 hours per year. This fact, together with its warm and dry climate, and an average temperature of 19?C, makes Almer?a a tempting tourist destination, where you can enjoy its long coastlines and virgin beaches throughout the year.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 18
The RSS service enables companies and private individuals to offer in their websites lots of news and references about Spain improving both quantity and quality in the information offered, and facilitating the direct search for additional information on different aspects of the country.
A wide range of news and articles can be obtained by means of this new service, individually or forming part of a specialised newsletter with a direct access that provides with contents in particular subjects; aiming at the general public or at the clients visiting our website. Spanishpromotions offers six RSS groupings according to different subjects directly related to Spain:
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 14
Barcelona comes up once again in our quest to find the most horrific corners of Spain! Gary Child, who has a great site offering Free educational resources for the Primary classroom, takes us into the depths of the city’s Raval barrio:
“It was the first time Gill and I had ever done a do-it-yourself flight and hotel package. We had done a week on the Costa Brava and, just cos we could, thought we’d have a night in Barcelona to round off the holiday.
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