Euro Weekly News | Ulrica Marshall
'I FEEL I was born in the dark ages', my mother-in-law always says, mainly referring to the complexities of modern technology like computers, Skype, Facebook and anything in that vein. And I would tend to agree with her. Poignantly, because I have just spent the best part of a day…
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I HAVE a confession. Every living thing I touch dies. Thankfully, for my family and friends, human beings seem to be excluded. But give me a plant, a flower or anything remotely green and you will see it wither and die mere minutes after reaching my grasp. If there is…
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NEWS that hordes of expatriates have packed their bags to return to whence they once came may spark intense discussions in expat households on whether to stay or to go. The latest figures show that residents in Spain have fallen by 206,000 - largely consisting of non-Spaniards - due to…
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EUROPE may be a sinking ship, taking in water faster than politicians can bail it out, but here in Spain the market for real – rather than metaphoric – boats appears to be buoyant. Cancelled last year due to economic factors, the Boat Show is returning to Palma, Mallorca, next…
THE snow may still lay thick on roofs in parts of Europe, but here in Southern and Balearic Spain, it is that time of year again; the time to reveal a pallid and somewhat neglected winter body to elements of sun, sea, sand and – not least – scrutiny. It…
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IF your social calendar in April is looking a tad sparse, how about venturing to the Madrid for that age-old tradition of bullfighting. As synonymous with Spain as flamenco, straw donkeys and siestas, most of us have long since chosen which side of the ethical bullring we sit on vis-a-vis…
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UNLESS you've been on a sabbatical to Mars, you will have noticed that this land of sun and sangria is in a bit of a financial flux. Of course, we all want to avoid the fiasco that befell Cyprus, where banks remained off-limits and in lock-down for many days before…
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AS if life wasn't baffling enough, this weekend brings another set of confusing, contradictory yet co-existing traditions. To commemorate a man being tortured and slowly killed on a large cross a few thousand years ago, kids will be running around the house or garden in wild anticipation of a harvest…
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MARY Whitehouse was quite right; there really isn't much decent viewing to be had on television these days; gameshows, reality TV and adverts pretty much sums it up. Apart from recently that is. Balearic Television channel IB3 has taken it upon themselves to showcase a charity per month and at…
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Life is too short to grate carrots, a friend once told me and I would tend to agree. It is not an entirely joyful task and, if you're as clumsy as I am, you will probably end up grating some of your knuckles, too. In fact, the less time I…
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YOU are what you eat, the old adage goes. If so, there are a fair few more horses bolting around than ever before with the meat scandal rapidly spreading across Europe. And even if the contents of your plate never neighed, few of us can actually be certain that what…
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HOW important is it to be happy? We all want health, many strive for wealth, but ultimately the elusive happiness is what drives us in the choices we make. I would even go as far as to say that you probably came to this country, throwing caution to the wind,…
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ARE you sitting comfortably? Taken the daily Valium? Good, then I will begin. Life for us expats in Spain, it seems, is about to become a whole lot more complicated and perilous within the next couple of months. If you've been reading the financial comments here in The Euro Weekly…
ANOTHER week, another Saint to pay our respects to here in Spain. But Saint Valentine happens to be a world-wide phenomena, second in reach only to New Year's Day, so whether you're living in Torremolinos, Tokyo or Timbuktu there is no escaping this day allocated to romance. Come tomorrow (February…
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SLEEP, snooze, siesta….hand on heart, it is one of my favourite pastimes; which is quite convenient since we spend some 25 years of our lives doing it. I have never been able to understand those that get up when they don't have to, there is really nothing more indulgent than…
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