Playing Ska Harmonica (Skarmonica) with The Toasters in Valencia
Adapting the Blues Harmonica to play Ska music – by a rock musician living in Valencia. About 10 years ago I met a famous ska musician.…
There Be Dragons on the Streets of Valencia
If, like most people these days, you walk down the street with your attention absorbed by some electronic device or other, you might, should…
Daze of Dawn to play in Primavera Sound 2014
Valencian rock band Daze of Dawn will be playing this year in Primavera Sound 2014 in Barcelona Spain. Primavera Sound is arguably one of…
The Friendly Ghost in the Machine
The word ‘robot’ is one of the few words in the English language deriving from Czech, and whose original meaning is ‘slave’, or somebody…
Valencia: Where the Streets Have a Name
On 31st July 1826 the Spanish Inquisition executed its last victim in Valencia. The heinous crime for which he was publicly garrotted in the…
Confucius Inspires Valencian Scientists
Confucius once said “I heard it and I forgot. I saw it and I understood.” More than 2,500 years later, his words inspired Valencian…
A (Pre-historic) Taste for Honey
Sweet Home Valencia Spring has arrived in Valencia and the air is once more impregnated with the dizzingly sweet scent of orange blossom. Inevitably…
Hotel is Home: Mindfulness Retreat
They say that a hotel is not a home, although Matt and Dany are hoping to prove ‘them’ wrong. And it seems to be…
Yuste in Time
The slogan of Yuste Artesania is “an infinity of curiosities” and once you walk inside from the square (Plaza Milagro Mocaoret 5, just off…
Newton’s Great Invention in the Carmen District
One of Valencia’s most charismatic districts is the Barrio del Carmen, the original historic city centre where you can find architectural remnants from several…