Have you ever gone completely mad over a tin of sardines that should be easy to open by just winding up the lid… but it doesn’t happen like that!
International Features
Articles from different nationalities
Democracy, Blues & Paints
by mikkel michelsen •
Now all the local election posters had gone. The election is over, the counting finished and the seats in the municipality are occupied.
Midsummer News
by Marianne Lindahl •
In Finland we have seen a lot of rain lately. Summer just won’t arrive in the Nordic countries.
Dog Poop
by Marianne Lindahl •
Funnily enough, Finns are very shy people normally, not even greeting neigbours in the elevator, but when it comes to hounds, it is a different matter.
Better times ahead?
by Marianne Lindahl •
I think it is safe to say that Summer is definitively on its way. Our house martin couple has arrived to their nest on our terrace and the doves are cooing more than ever.
Are you Norwegian?
by David Darby •
Well if you are, get yourself down to Bar Arenas on the Lower Paseo in Almuñécar at 17.00h on the 17th of May, which is, of course, Norway Day!
Highlights in the Winter Cold
by Marianne Lindahl •
February on our tropical coast has been exceptionally cold and windy this year. But we are lucky to enjoy festivities and delicious seasonal dishes to chase away winter depression.
I’m Not Exactly Charlie
by Marianne Lindahl •
The year 2015 did not start in a happy way. On January 8th jihadist gunmen burst into the offices of the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo, brutally murdering 12 journalists and cartoonists gathered for a regular meeting in their office in Paris.
A Nordic Happy New Year
by Marianne Lindahl •
After two weeks with us, she seems adapted to our way of life. She knows what the word “nej” (no!) and kom! (come!) means. She is 2 ½ months old now, and looks like a miniature polar bear. And the “calling cards” in our big kitchen becomes fewer every day.
Watching TV in Spain
by Marianne Lindahl •
While curing a November cold I have watched a lot of Spanish TV, like Menuda Noche and La Tarde Aqui y Ahora on Canal Sur.