Travel writer/editor required (resident in Canaries)
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Volcanic ash closes Spanish airports
9 May 2010: News of disruption to Spanish airports as a result of volcanic ash from Iceland.
A day at the races in Madrid – Part Two
“What is worth extra is the stand by the finishing line. Especially if it is your horse with the daft name that makes a late run in the final furlong to come thundering through and nick it at the line in a photo finish.” Simon Pynches rounds off his day at Madrid’s Zarzuela racecourse.
A day at the races in Madrid
“When I first began to ask around what people knew about horse racing in Madrid, many people responded to the tune of: ‘I didn’t know there was one in Madrid’, ‘I think it’s closed’ or ‘Yeah, but it’s not very popular’. The latter is probably true.” Simon Pynches describes a pleasant, if not so well known, Sunday morning out at Madrid’s Zarzuela racecourse.
British Expat Newsletter:
21 May 2008
This week: Tiles – the mathematical beauty of the decorated walls, floors and ceilings of the Alhambra
View from El Yelmo
View from El Yelmo, the most notable peak in Spain’s Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas.