travel
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Travel and Transport
What’s the difference between travel, trip, journey, voyage…? Are you a slow coach? Have you ever had enough work para parar un tren? Interesting words and phrases in Spanish and English, all relating to travel and transport. Espanglisher Blog: https://espanglisher.com Music: “Speakeasy” and “Skating Squirrels” by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com Continue reading
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Travel and Transport Phrases
I frequently lose my train of thought. Maybe it’s age. Maybe it’s too many unimportant details rattling around my head. Maybe it’s… Why did I come upstairs? Regardless, it’s a great expression to describe that feeling of your brain drifting. So I thought I’d muse a little about some expressions coming from themes of travel Continue reading
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All Aboard!
Have you ever been frustrated by public transport? When would you visit if you could travel in time? What are the ups and downs of travelling?An interview chatting about all this and more… My thanks to Nathalie. Espanglisher Blog: https://espanglisher.com Music: “Speakeasy” and “Skating Squirrels” by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com Continue reading
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All Aboard! Notes on the Interview
Have you ever been frustrated by public transport? When would you visit if you could travel in time? What are the ups and downs of travelling? In this week’s podcast we chat about all sorts relating to the topic of transport and travel. And to be honest, I have little more to say on the Continue reading
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R-Rocks
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! I’m from an island. And we used to refer to being “on the rock” or wanting a trip to “get off the rock” from time to time. Island life can be wonderful. Being that close to the sea all year round? What’s Continue reading
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I- Iberia
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! The Iberian peninsula, so named, it seems, for the River Ebro, which stretches from Cantabria across the North of Spain, to Tarragona. Look at Spain on a map of the world and it barely signifies. Just as Europe itself is tiny compared Continue reading
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O-Overseas
A few reflections. All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! Overseas is an interesting word in English. It is used to describe travelling to another country, but if you are in Europe and you travel from Spain to Italy, let’s say, we would not say overseas. We may just Continue reading
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H-Holidays: Volando Voy, Volando Vengo
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! It’s a Sunday at Paris Orly airport the day after the French national holiday, July 14, Bastille Day. And I think I have been transported to the year 1789 and that I am in the middle of the revolutionary crowd about to Continue reading
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Tips for non-Spanish in Spain
All in Fun… So, living in another country has its teething problems, wherever you are. It’s one thing to go abroad on holiday and make yourself understood. It’s a whole other ball game to actually spend some time living there. On purpose. So what follow are some rather random tips based on my first experiences Continue reading
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