Spanish Practices – Living in Spain: Real Life, Real Spain

Is it safe to drink the water in Spain? And the horrific story of a suicide that happened right under our noses. (Contains material that some listeners might find disturbing)

This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one.

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Why does Spain have a reputation for casual animal cruelty? WARNING This Episode has depictions of animal cruelty from the start.

This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one.

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How do you watch British TV in Spain?

And the reality of living in a foreign country, leaving our friends and family behind, have we made a big mistake?

This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one.

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What happens when you wake up on your first morning living in Spain and you realise you might just have made the biggest mistake of your life?

What's it like to live just a few kilometres from the Mar de Plástico and how do they grow those delicious strawberries so cheaply?

This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one.

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Is Spain's reputation for "machista" - sexist or chauvinist men deeply rooted in its historical, cultural, and political past?

Is modern Spain ever going to be able to tame the Matadors and their macho ways?

This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one.

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The famous Okupas of Spain - squatters with more rights than the owner of the property they have illegally entered.

But are the days of the Okupas numbered?

This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one.

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How a Spanish Mayor and a Bikini kick-started the Package Holiday, we carry on abroad with a look back at the great British Holiday to Spain.

This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one.

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This is our real life in real Spain and an invitation for you to join us on the journey.

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Why do around 25% of adults smoke in Spain? Why is it still socially acceptable to smoke in front of children here in Spain? This episode, Spain a smokers paradise?

This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one.

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How do I get to live and work in Spain? Is it better to rent first and buy later? The answers and our experience of buying a property in Spain.

This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one.

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