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Useful links

These links all appear in my technology article in June’s In Madrid newspaper – there’s some good stuff in here:

www.wikipedia.org – the people’s encyclopedia
www.flickr.com – nose through the worlds photos
www.ourmedia.org – show your great grandchildren your talent
www.ebay.com – beats the Corte Ingles
www.bbc.co.uk/radio – for BBC Radio Player
www.elmundo.es – best free news in Spain
www.boingboing.net – the weird and wonderful
www.guardianunlimited.co.uk – award winning on-line news
www.newsgator.com – control your news feeds
www.bloglines.com – choose your news, search endless blogs
www.blogger.com – start your own blog / column
www.blogspain.com – join in Spain
www.audible.com – at least two free books
www.skype.com – the future of the telephone is here
www.scripting.comthe blog for net people, podcasters and bloggers, like me

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Been away…

Been away at a wedding in Italy for the past 4 days so there has been a bit of a blog-gap (is this the excuse I need to get some kind of wirelss pda, for airpost hotspot blogging? – the wife thinks not…) Anyway, back now, so hope to get things back on track….

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Podcast No. 2 – Football at the green bar

It’s another Notes from Spain podcast! This one is basically a sound seeing tour taking in:

  • A trip on the Metro
  • Football at the green bar
  • Prostitution on the Calle Montera
  • Saturday night at the Puerto del Sol

Click here to listen (20mins, 9mb).

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Barcelona win La Liga

I suppose they probably deserve it….

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Spanish Culture and News

First Communion

Retiro park

… in the Retiro Park…

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Spanish Culture and News

A relief for Princess Leti

Well, the govt. has promised that if the Royal couple’s first born is a girl, she will reign the kingdom of Spain. Hurray! Another first for these wild socialist guys… What a relief for Leticia – the pressure’s off if she decides that one’s enough and that one ain’t a boy. Royalty, madre mia……
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Notes from Spain Podcast

Podcast No.1 – Notes from Spain. May 8th 2005


[Download MP3]

Show notes:

1. Bank Holiday Traffic Hell. Despair at driving in Spain.

2. The biggest drought for 50 years.

3. The Royal child is on its way.

4. Bongo madness in the Retiro Park.

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Spanish Culture and News

La mi­tica moto vespa de correos


La mi­tica moto vespa de correos

Great pic by psarizaga from the España Flickr photo group. Get a flickr.com account!