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New Year….New you?

Where will you spend it? What will you do?

If you’re still looking for some ideas on where and how to bring in the New Year of 2013, then look no further than the University of Salamanca.

A Spanish New Year with a difference, and you don’t have to be a paid up member of the Students Union to apply!

Read the entire post » A Scholarly New Year in Salamanca

There are certain aspects of daily life in Spain that have changed little down the years. Sitting in a plaza in a Spanish town or city is one such way to pass time in Spain. Or stroll around and through the main square. You have to do it. It is in the unwritten contract you undertake when visiting Spain. And if you live in the country, the best way of experiencing the true pulse of a city is not to be square. But to be in the square.

Read the entire post » Plazas in Spain

Leaving the medieval city of Caceres behind us on the horizon we headed north entering the region of Castilla y Leon, with our aim to reach Salamanca. The first time that I had ever heard about Salamanca was over 12 years ago when I decided to learn Spanish and was told that Salamanca was a pulsating university town where they speak the “purest” Spanish.  However I opted for a warmer destination along the coast (and unfortunately a bit less “pure” Spanish”…) and therefore I was now eager to finally get to know the city that I had never gotten to know.

Read the entire post » Road Trip around Spain: Part 4 Salamanca

There are some beautiful cities in Spain, but which do you choose for your city break?  Here are my “in a nutshell”  views  about the 4 Spanish cities I know best.

Read the entire post » Spanish cities- Fancy a break?