Anecoop’s Coups
The Valencian wine making co-operative Anecoop continues to win awards and spread the word in the world, that Spanish wine doesn’t begin and end in La Rioja. At the 2020…
Hotel Casbah; El Puig
El Puig is an interesting town, just north of Valencia and with a famous monastery as well as two hillocks looming over the population. For reasons I don’t quite understand,…
Speaking English in the Era of Covid-19
Learning the language of Shakespeare is more necessary than ever in a rapidly changing labour market. Due to the current circumstances in the labour market, having a high level of…
International Violins in Cullera
Violinists from Lithuania, Hong Kong, Ukraine, Italy, France, Argentina and Russia converged on Cullera from 14th to 19th September 2020. This was the second edition of CullerArts, held in the…
Sueca’s 60th International Paella Competition
The 60th edition of the competition took place on 13th September 2020, following semi-finals in Puerto Rico, Tasmania, Japan, Mexico and Denmark. The 59th edition of Sueca’s International Paella Competition…
Doctor Miracle: Pedro Cavadas
Enol Jordán is the latest beneficiary of the extraordinary skills of Doctor Pedro Cavadas. Twelve years ago they told him that he would never walk again, and since he was…
Little Green Olives
There are surely few things more Mediterranean than the humble olive. The olive tree, with its typical leaf colour that can best be described as ‘olive green’ is one of…
Banksy’s Boat in Burriana
The mystery artist, Banksy, has financed a rescue ship to save migrants in the Mediterranean. The former French navy boat, now named Louise Michel after the French teacher and anarchist…
Les Tendes
Les Tendes is a classic; one of these place s that has always been there and that you forget to go back and then remember and wonder why you took…
Stadler: More Trains and Trams for Switzerland, Turkey, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, UK and Colombia
In August 2020 Jena Nahverkehrs GmbH (JNV) a German operator ordered 24 Tramlink trams worth 92 millon euros. In December 2019 Stadler signed a contract to provide 27 trams of…
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