Although perhaps not the most outstanding feature of local cooking, the tapas served free in all the province’s bars to wash down with a glass of wine or beer are a tasty symbol of the province of Granada, stimulating the senses and wetting the appetite for lunch or dinner.
International Features
Articles from different nationalities
Spring!
by Marianne Lindahl •
Now is the time when the Spanish landscape dresses up in bright yellow colours. In Taramay, the streets are lined with luscious Mimosa trees in full bloom. Meadows and valleys are covered with the frail, but fierce Buttercup Oxalis.
Fighting Unjust Demolition
by Marianne Lindahl •
They are innocent people who have bought their Spanish property in good faith, with all the correct documentation, having invested their life savings into their dream homes. Most of them are elderly.
Looking Back…
by Marianne Lindahl •
From a global point of view, 2013 will go to history as a rather gloomy year. The economic recession worsened during the year, with unemployment and poverty in its wake. Youth unemployment reached new records. The devastating hurricanes, inundations and landslides in Southeast Asia and the Caribbean will go to history. Corruption has continued to flourish in most parts of the world. Tragic high speed train and bus crashes with hundreds of victims were reported.
Christmas in The Air
by Marianne Lindahl •
During the past 12 years I have never before stayed in Finland until the beginning of December.
Invasion of Scandinavian Seniors
by Marianne Lindahl •
Scandinavian ‘greyhounds’ love the Costa del Sol. Most of the estimated 80.000 Scandinavian dwellers on the Costa live west of Malaga, in Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Fuengirola,Mijas, Marbella, and Estepona.
Competition Between Neighbours
by Marianne Lindahl •
Sweden and Finland are engaged in all kinds of mutual competitions in athletics, flootball, poker, wife carrying etc. The most important of these fights is no doubt the so-called Finnkampen.
Night of the Arts
by Marianne Lindahl •
Every year in August since 1988 the streets of Helsinki are filled with art enthusiasts, performance lovers and the culturally or otherwise curious, not to mention those who just like to go out, get a bit drunk and join the party.
Cuddly Sing-along and Melancholy Tango
by Marianne Lindahl •
Sweden and Finland offer fantastic musical events during this summer, with chamber music, opera, jazz, rock festivals, you name it. There are gigs and festivals for every taste, but I would like here to take up two of the most typical and folksy summer festivities; Sing-along at Skansen in Stockholm (Allsång på Skansen) and the Finnish Tango Festival in Seinäjoki , Southern Ostrobothnia.
Harassment in Cyber Space
by Marianne Lindahl •
Internet harassment and in particular hate email is of constant agony for many victims. Luckily there are laws that one can call upon, but when the bullying or outright threats are anonymous, it is extremely difficult to trace the culprit.