Think Spain
Sun, 31 Oct 2021 23:25:23Most-spoken second languages: Spain, Spanish, migrants, and the rest of the world
A MAP launched using US Intelligence service data has revealed which is the most-spoken second language of every country in the world.
Sun, 31 Oct 2021 14:37:55Everyday inventions you never knew were Spanish
WHAT has Spain ever done for us? Except for creating an addiction to sunlight, colour, dramatic countryside and the world's best coffee (according to seasoned inter-continental travellers, anyway), making us feel 'something is missing' if too many we...
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 21:06:23Málaga province hosts FIA Karting World Championship this weekend
RACING drivers from 44 countries and five continents will be battling it out for victory this weekend in Campillos – the first time in history that a town in the Málaga province has hosted the Karting World Championship.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:00:17British tourists wanted: Spain's off to London World Travel Market
NOVEMBER is set to open with Spaniards pouring into London – town halls and regional governments will be descending on the UK capital to show the country's residents why they should be heading for Spain.
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 23:03:50'Flying car' powered by drones invented in Spain
A BRAND-NEW 'aerotaxi', dubbed 'the drone of drones', has been designed, manufactured and equipped entirely in Spain and could hail the start of an eventual future 'flying car' trend.
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:50:10Princess of Asturias Awards: Who won Spain's answer to the Nobel Prizes this year?
PERHAPS there's no honour that quite lives up to winning a Nobel Prize, but a small number of them come very close – and Spain's national version, the Princess of Asturias Award, is among these. Earning a prize in the name of the south-western Euro...
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 22:55:08Low-cost high-speed AVLO to run Madrid-Valencia route for 'Fallas' fiesta
A CUT-PRICE no-frills version of Spain's express AVE train, launched earlier this year, is set to run a new route ahead of spring 2022 – between Madrid and Valencia.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:31:52Sevilla becomes first city to 'name' and 'classify' heatwaves on a 'natural disaster' level
ONE of Spain's hottest cities has become the first on earth to put 'names' to heatwaves – in the same way as storms and hurricanes – and to 'classify' them in a similar manner.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:41:46Supermarket customers 'waste 60% of their time in store', says study
EVEN though many of us think of ourselves as 'express shoppers' who nip into and out of supermarkets in a flash, grabbing what's on our list and getting out as fast as we can, recent research has shown we are less efficient than we believe: For every...
Sat, 23 Oct 2021 21:07:51All-vegetarian Burger King pop-up restaurant opens
ONE WOULD not normally associate a name like 'Burger King' with a vegetarian and vegan restaurant, but one of the planet's best-known fast-food brands has launched just that: A branch with all its usual menu items as well as new ones, but with no mea...
Sat, 23 Oct 2021 20:37:34Safe and sound: Dogs trapped by volcano rescued as their story moves the nation
A GROUP of Podenco hounds walled in for days by volcanic ash on the island of La Palma whose plight reached international media are safe, according to the latest happy twist in the rollercoaster drama – and photos have appeared on Twitter to prove ...
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:39:40Churro season is looming: The lowdown on these high-calorie winter treats
DESPITE its variations on the much-lauded Mediterranean diet, its wealth of home-grown fruit and vegetables and ever-growing population of Michelin-starred restaurants, Spain is not all culinary virtue – in fact, one of the nation's most-famed snac...
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:25:59Homebuying fever rages: Property sales soar 'beyond pre-pandemic levels'
'ROCKETING' house sales in Spain have reached levels not seen in over a decade, according to recently-released statistics – and although the rental market is said to be particularly buoyant at the moment, buyers comfortably exceed would-be tenants.
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 21:01:47Lazareto and Tagomago, the Balearics' lesser-known islands
TO PREVENT contagion, authorities sent suspected cases to quarantine on one of the Balearic Islands, including any arrivals from countries with a high incidence of infection. Whilst there, they could visit the 'Tower of Whispers', the panoramic viewi...
Sun, 17 Oct 2021 23:50:26Paula Badosa becomes first Spanish woman to win Indian Wells Masters 1000
BARCELONA tennis prodigy Paula Badosa Gibert has become the first-ever Spanish woman to win at Indian Wells, known as the 'fifth Grand Slam', after dispatching rival Victoria Azarenka in three tough sets.