March 2008
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New threat to demolish Britons’ Costa homes
Thousands of properties could be confiscated and ultimately demolished in the latest drive by the Spanish government to protect the […] -
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Lost in Spain
One of the *good* things about spending almost a week lazing about, generally feeling icky, is that one does not mind terribly much how bad the TV is. And, let’s face it, in Spain, when it comes to TV, bad can mean very bad indeed.
Antena 3 showed this Austrian mini-series, Zodiak - Der […] -
Tenerife, Cooking
The Out Take
Not all of last week’s trip to Santa Cruz was purgatory, because there were the redeeming, comedy moments too, like this wonderful *it could only happen in Tenerife* (maybe) sign *translation* screw up (or spelling error) over the Shiitake mushrooms on a stall in the Nuestra Señora de África Market.
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Health
A quick update
Sunday, March 30, 2008 | Permalink | 2 CommentsIgor Mitoraj sculpture outside the Teatro Guimerá, Plaza Isla De La Madera, Santa Cruz. This last week has been a difficult one. On Tuesday, I went to the island’s capital, Santa Cruz and, to cut a long story short, although I don’t think I overdid anything or walked too far particularly, by the time I […]
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links for 2008-03-25
Bid To Attract Pensioners To Tropical Tax Free Paradise
… the less-than- tactful name of the Silver Hair programme, the Malaysian Government’s retirement visa programme …
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Health
Cannabis Prevents Alzheimer
Monday, March 24, 2008 | Permalink | 3 CommentsA university in Jerusalem claims that cannabis slows down the loss of memory associated with Alzheimer’s, after findings in tests carried out on mice.
They’ve now passed onto the phase of analysis on humans, so we can probably expect to encounter old people, who’ll forget stuff eventually and, in the meantime, giggle a lot and are […] -
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links for 2008-03-24
Chaka Picture Shirt
(tags: wishlist)Useful Greek phrases
Some essential Greek phrases and words can be very useful for people that are visiting Greece.
(tags: Greece)Esto no es Hawái | Lo que pasa en Tenerife
This isn’t Hawaii: The 2,500 luxury cruise passengers who arrived in Santa Cruz on the Aidadiva this weekend found the city shut. Not just the […] -
Music
Chaka Khan
Never mind that Khan’s voice will give you tingles down your spine …
But this morning, for some reason, I had a real urge to listen some of Chaka Khan’s tunes and, whilst it’s true that I’d probably listen to her if she sang the Maastricht Treaty or her grocery shopping list set to music […] -
Sunday Silliness, Marketing
Sunday Silliness: The Easter Egg Personality Test
What Your Easter Egg Says About You
“You are incredibly introspective and thoughtful. You strive to understand the world in a deep way. Culture, art, and literature of all types interests you. Almost anything can get you thinking. You don’t take anything at face value.”
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links for 2008-03-23
17 hábitos de los bloggers super populares
17 habits of super popular bloggers
(tags: blogging)Publics Around the World Say Governments Should Act to Prevent Racial Discrimination
Very large majorities around the world say people of different races and ethnicities should be treated equally. (Pity Spain is not among the surveyed countries, though I could imagine that they may […]
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