Arcadia, History, and Cream Tea

Posted by Julia Burns
On July 3, 2021

By Jimmy Burns The BSS chairman enjoys a post-lock down family English ‘mini-break’ in Cambridge, retracing the step of others, including his late Spanish mother. I was about to tap into a recording of the 1969 Pink Floyd song Grantchester Meadows on my I-Phone inspired by the place to which it gives […]

What next for the Balearics?

Posted by Julia Burns
On July 3, 2021

By Anna Nicholas As a leading Spanish holiday destination, the cluster of islands, comprising Majorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera, has suffered greatly as a consequence of the pandemic. A long term resident author shares her experience and hopes for better times. The tourism industry has been left reeling and grappling for […]

5 Secret Places To Relax On Holiday

Posted by Julia Burns
On July 3, 2021

By Cristina Jaramillo Beyond Cudillero, Santillana del Mar, Ciudad Rodrigo, Chinchón, Peñíscola, Capileria, Vejer de la Frontera and many other villages known for their beauty in Spain, we discover in a discreet second row five charming and quiet destinations to rest. Olmeda de las Fuentes (Madrid) Surrounded by nature and only […]

Salir en Madrid

Posted by Julia Burns
On May 17, 2021

by Cristina Jaramillo After COVID19, “las terrazas” have multiplied in the Spanish capital. We discover some of the best urban gardens where you can have a good meal in a nice atmosphere. El Jardín Secreto de Salvador Bachiller C/ Montera, 37 reservas_grupos@salvadorbachiller.com restaurantesalvadorbachiller.es En plena calle Montera y cuando menos lo esperas, […]

Eating Out in London

Posted by Julia Burns
On May 17, 2021

by BSS members Londoners have had to wait longer than Madrileños to relive the joys of al fresco eating. But here are some hopeful tips for residents and visitors. A Market for All Seasons Before it moved back across the river to Bracken House, the Financial Times office on Southwark Bridge, was […]

A Guide to Sira’s London

Posted by Julia Burns
On May 1, 2021

By Jimmy Burns To mark the BritishSociety’s presentation on May 6th of María Dueñas long-awaited sequel novel, we retrace the heroine Sira’s footsteps through post-war London as she takes up a new secret assignment. Sira stays at the Victorian villa of her English mother-in-law Lady Olivia Bonnard, in The Boltons, zona que había […]

New Borderlands: Reflections From Southern California

Posted by Julia Burns
On April 10, 2021

By James Stout Are we becoming more connected or are darker forces working to separate and divide? A former BritishSpanish scholar and journalist, reports from the UK/Mexican wall. Nationalism is an incredibly slippery concept, one I’ve spent the better part of a decade confusing university students about. Anyone even passingly familiar with Iberia […]

The Art and Craft of a Spanish Guitar

Posted by Julia Burns
On April 10, 2021

By John Syropoulo A BSS member enjoys his retirement learning about the magic of ‘la guitarra española’ in Andalucia ‘It works. Good guitar.’ These were the only words I needed to hear from Albert Nuijten, a superb, classically trained guitarist who was road-testing my guitar fresh off the workbench. That Friday evening, in a […]

Awards In The Film World. On Air This Year

Posted by Julia Burns
On April 10, 2021

by Laura Obiols Our Arts Editor talks with 4 of the 166 nominees for the Goya Awards in Spain for reasons that will resonate with BBS members. The Goya Awards (Premios Goya) are the Spanish main film awards, established by the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. The award […]

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