This week in Spain

This week in Spain

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This week in Spain episodes

  • Episode 15

    In this Living in Spain podcast we chat about thin walls and the quality of housing in Spain, if it's possible to get a good cuppa here,  whether or not Spain has more to offer than just the sun, why houses here have bars on the windows, problems learning Spanish,  and the public and private healthcare systems in Spain.

    47 min
  • Episode 14

    In this week's Living in Spain podcast we chat about why we don't have dual citizenship, Jon talks about his time living in Mallorca, our favourite places to visit in Spain, if Spain has a problems with squatters, and why so many Spaniards want to join the public service. 

    46 min
  • Episode 13

    Today's Living in Spain podcast is number 13 in the series and we chat about the massive taxi strikes here in Madrid and Barcelona, our road rage experiences in Spain, how we adapted to moving away from our home countries, and we talk about ex-pat communities in cities like Madrid. 

    44 min
  • Episode 12

    Living in Spain podcast number 12 and we chat about the 'farce' that is Brexit, Spain's recent military service history, the nightmare that is ADT postales if you want to import from outside the EU, and if you can use dash cams in Spain. 

    48 min
  • Episode 11

    This is podcast number 11 and we start off 2019 taking about a recent Blackface controversy in Spain, if you can live on a budget in Spain, a person's comment that we discredit Spain in our podcasts, the cost of healthcare in Spain, and what the changes are (if any) to the 'Autonomo' system in Spain .

    46 min
  • Episode 10

    This is podcast number 10 and we talk about public holidays in Spain, how Madrid's new car restrictions are affecting us, typical bars in Spain and if they are disappearing, New Year's traditions in Spain, and Spain's tax and Social Security system.

    41 min
  • Episode 9

    In podcast number 9 we talk about spending Christmas in Spain and Spain's Xmas traditions, Spain's Christmas lottery 'El Gordo', medicines and the health system in Spain, is Spain a safe country to live in, and whether or not this country is clean.

    49 min
  • Episode 8
    In podcast number 8 we talk about Gibraltar's role in Brexit negotiations, Spain's 'enchufe' system and how important it is to getting a job and other things done in Spain, and how we got into teaching English and what the job is like.
    41 min
  • Episode 7
    In podcast number 7 about life in Spain we talk about Spain's new property boom and foreign demand for property on the Costas, why Spaniards think another crisis is looming, Spain's plans to ban gasoline and diesel cars, and about working in Spain as a freelancer.
    49 min
  • Episode 6
    In our sixth podcast about life in Spain we talk about Spanish youth and why they are late leaving the family nest, education in Spain, if Spaniards are happier than Aussies and vice versa, and we discuss some of the reasons Spain will have the highest life expectancy by 2040.
    50 min

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