features in chronological order
- May 2008
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15/05/2008 - Spanish tapas - the next big thing in London...
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14/05/2008 - Bears worry experts by raiding villages...
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13/05/2008 - Expat Teens get their community website...
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09/05/2008 - Marking Europe Day 2008...
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09/05/2008 - Leading a life of 'holidays' in Spain...
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09/05/2008 - European-Israeli ties: A story of sympathy and ambivalence...
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08/05/2008 - Barcelona's motorcycle fair is on this weekend...
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07/05/2008 - Tighter rules lead to flourishing illegal paper trade...
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06/05/2008 - A modernist jewel in a Catalan crown...
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05/05/2008 - Is Europe too lenient with sentencing convicts?...
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02/05/2008 - My back garden...
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01/05/2008 - Budding cellphone directors get a shot at stardom...
- April 2008
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30/04/2008 - An elite museum for the people...
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29/04/2008 - Spain’s forgotten greenest island...
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28/04/2008 - Hasty alert on sunflower oil leaves many bewildered...
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24/04/2008 - Power struggle reveals fading right-left divide...
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23/04/2008 - Pirates of Somalia...
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22/04/2008 - No spot safe from tsunamis in the Mediterranean...
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22/04/2008 - Romanian immigrants benefit from booming home-country...
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21/04/2008 - Mental health institutes come under scrutiny...
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18/04/2008 - Can the real Fuerte’s King of Swing stand up?...
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17/04/2008 - Cinema Reviews : 17 - 23 April 2008...
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16/04/2008 - Falling behind in the race to learn English...
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15/04/2008 - Lighting up in the name of medicine...
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14/04/2008 - Hanging houses of an enchanted city...
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12/04/2008 - Vega Sicilia believes in only the best...
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11/04/2008 - Elderly people fall prey to real estate companies...
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09/04/2008 - Discover Huesca, the 'almond-shape' jewel within the Arab walls...
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08/04/2008 - Spanish women still forced abroad for abortions...
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07/04/2008 - Paedophiles that slip through the net...
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04/04/2008 - Reflections from Fuerte...
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03/04/2008 - Cinema Reviews : 2 - 9 April 2008...
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02/04/2008 - Star in your own CSI Barcelona...
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02/04/2008 - Enter the fast-moving forum world of the digital darkroom...
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01/04/2008 - Searching for cyberlove on the internet...
- March 2008
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31/03/2008 - Beers, cigars and SMSs - peculiar tales from EU summits...
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28/03/2008 - The European's pleasure of paying in dollars...
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28/03/2008 - Kind but not chummy - Spanish king tells son how to reign...
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28/03/2008 - The immigrants in Spain whose money is destined for home...
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26/03/2008 - Cracking down on the Cannonball Run...
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25/03/2008 - Understanding Spain's "miracle"...
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25/03/2008 - Survey shows 1 in 5 students in Spain feels bullied due to their race...
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21/03/2008 - Finding England's salt of the earth...
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21/03/2008 - The soundtrack for every rambler...
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17/03/2008 - Fallas: going off with a bang...
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17/03/2008 - Reason to keep the chef's glass full...
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17/03/2008 - The beauty of Easter's silent passion...
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16/03/2008 - Cheap dollar lures European tourists to the US...
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14/03/2008 - El botellón, binge-drinking Spanish style...
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12/03/2008 - A career and kids: the balancing act...
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11/03/2008 - Primary '08: What Americans home and abroad probably missed...
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10/03/2008 - Zapatero to consolidate his "new Spain" after poll victory...
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07/03/2008 - Deadly mushrooms, cute lizards, in full Internet form...
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06/03/2008 - Celebrating connections...
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06/03/2008 - Immigration rises to top campaign theme in Spanish elections...
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04/03/2008 - Longer life may mean later retirement...
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04/03/2008 - Share your content with Expatica's international readership....
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03/03/2008 - A home for a home: swapping your personal space...
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03/03/2008 - Europe sees lessons to be drawn from US election...
- February 2008
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29/02/2008 - Wireless LAN turns mobiles into money savers...
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27/02/2008 - Barcelona to host the man who crusaded against animal nudity...
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26/02/2008 - El Escorial is the ultimate symbol of Spain's former royal glory...
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26/02/2008 - The Kosovo precedent: is Spain next?...
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24/02/2008 - EU predicts a gloomy economic future...
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22/02/2008 - Spanish theatre stages "light" musical on the Holocaust...
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20/02/2008 - Wanted: Bloggers in Spain!...
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20/02/2008 - A nation's headscarf headache...
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18/02/2008 - Global warming threatens to devastate the Mediterranean...
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14/02/2008 - Valentine's Day chocolates - product of slave labour?...
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13/02/2008 - Pasarela Cibeles fashion show opens in defiant mood...
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11/02/2008 - Anne Frank show plan prompts ire...
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11/02/2008 - Internet contacts increase pedophilia, Spanish experts say...
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08/02/2008 - A nip and tuck boom ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year...
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07/02/2008 - Cinema Reviews - 7 February 2008...
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07/02/2008 - Cinema - Putting you in the picture...
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06/02/2008 - Super Tuesday, at least for John McCain...
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06/02/2008 - Super Tuesday: Who’s won what so far?...
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05/02/2008 - Super Tuesday: The world is watching – especially Americans abroad...
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04/02/2008 - Fears of disintegration persist in Spain...
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04/02/2008 - Super Tuesday: Who the stars are backing...
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04/02/2008 - “What’s the first thing the next president should do to improve the US’s reputation?”...
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01/02/2008 - Get ready for Super Tuesday!...
- January 2008
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31/01/2008 - Super Tuesday - the Overseas Voter...
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31/01/2008 - U.S. Democrats Reach Out for Minority Delegates Overseas...
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30/01/2008 - Madrid neighbourhood becomes global crossroads...
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29/01/2008 - The never-ending search for a song...
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28/01/2008 - Why more young men than ever are turning to working girls...
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24/01/2008 - Ever-decreasing box office returns...
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23/01/2008 - Why leaving home is not always an option...
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22/01/2008 - From Scandinavian smorgasbords to the taste symbiosis of sweet-and-sour...
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21/01/2008 - Kids from another country, with a past...
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21/01/2008 - Smoking permitted here...
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21/01/2008 - Why a privacy pact for the Spanish royal family may be coming to an end...
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16/01/2008 - Homosexual marriage may now be a norm, but homophobia persists...
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14/01/2008 - Catalan donkeys find their saviour...
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14/01/2008 - Time up for Ibiza’s after-hours?...
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14/01/2008 - News feature: Why Spanish parents are sending their babies' umbilical cords abroad...
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09/01/2008 - What's new in Europe 2008...
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07/01/2008 - 'Tis the season to recycle...
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07/01/2008 - Clean spots and giving dogs used oil...
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04/01/2008 - News feature: Rows between "theo-conservatives" and left divide Spain...
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02/01/2008 - Travel special: Making the very most of Málaga...
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02/01/2008 - Why Christmas spending is out of control...
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02/01/2008 - News feature: Immigrant children learn how to cope with life at child care centre...
- December 2007
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21/12/2007 - Santa’s helpers on holiday...
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20/12/2007 - Holiday treats...
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20/12/2007 - Traditional toys braced for Christmas boom...
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18/12/2007 - When television lacks a children's hour...
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17/12/2007 - Spain's 'golden geese' have French flapping...
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17/12/2007 - "Anti-fascists" defy neo-Nazis on Spanish streets...
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12/12/2007 - The chefs who raised Spanish cuisine to the stars...
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10/12/2007 - Dangling in a one-way hierarchy...
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10/12/2007 - Welcome to the new Expatica.com...
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09/12/2007 - Facts about Europe's Schengen border-free area...
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07/12/2007 - Nation's bright sparks get left behind...
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07/12/2007 - Spain's first Russian Orthodox church...
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05/12/2007 - Charting Spain's sunken treasures...
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05/12/2007 - Making play of a civil conflict...
- November 2007
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19/11/2007 - That phone call in the night: Coping with issues at home...
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12/11/2007 - Benidorm: The expats bite back...
- October 2007
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31/10/2007 - Burying history? How the Valley of the Fallen is about to change...
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01/10/2007 - Immigration: Spain’s novel approach...
- August 2007
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20/08/2007 - Animal magic: A Royal blessing...
- July 2007
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04/07/2007 - Summer tales: How to make the perfect barbie...
- June 2007
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25/06/2007 - Spain’s murky past: the Nazis who sought refuge in the sun...
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05/06/2007 - Any different?: Life for gay expats...
- January 2007
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17/01/2007 - Get your kicks on Spain's Route 66: A journey along the N-340...
- December 2006
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18/12/2006 - Immigration: Bonus or bane?...
- November 2006
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22/11/2006 - A very English resting place: Malaga's English Cemetery...
- October 2006
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24/10/2006 - In The Garlic: The real guide to Spain...
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12/10/2006 - Natural invaders: How the Canarys are changing dramatically...
- June 2006
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08/06/2006 - Riding the wave: Surfing expats who live off their passion...
- May 2006
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30/05/2006 - Time out: How expats are using 'time banks' to integrate...
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25/05/2006 - Got milk...
- March 2006
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22/03/2006 - The real catwalk talent: Spanish fashion's unsung heroes...
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20/03/2006 - How Neighbourhood Watch turned into a political battle ...
- February 2006
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06/02/2006 - A drop of local nectar: Basque cider festivals...
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02/02/2006 - Illegal building: The expat nightmare...
- January 2006
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23/01/2006 - Is the Spanish military really under control?...
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18/01/2006 - Who runs Spain: Top 20 most powerful people...
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10/01/2006 - Tablao trouble: Is flamenco's popularity killing the art?...
- November 2005
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17/11/2005 - El Caudillo rides again?...
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14/11/2005 - The forgotten exiles: Spain's 'War kids'...
- October 2005
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31/10/2005 - A matter of life and death: Spain's expat football fans...
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20/10/2005 - Old enemies together: Trafalgar remembered...
- September 2005
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05/09/2005 - Life in the pueblo: How Spain stops rural life dying out...
- June 2005
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27/06/2005 - Migration myths: The truth about immigration in Spain...
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16/06/2005 - How the expat invasion is making Spain's drought worse...
- May 2005
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31/05/2005 - Cape Fear: The rising crime wave on the Spanish Costas...
- April 2005
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27/04/2005 - Why sunshine weddings aren't always what they seem...
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25/04/2005 - The Spanish economy: The best of times, the worst of times...
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11/04/2005 - Bambi's revolution: Zapatero two years on...
- March 2005
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30/03/2005 - New lease of life for Iberian lynx...
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22/03/2005 - Rite of passage: Expats cross cultural divide...
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08/03/2005 - One year on: Could Madrid happen again?...
- February 2005
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22/02/2005 - Worlds apart: Spain's North-South divide...
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14/02/2005 - Sex in the sun...
- January 2005
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24/01/2005 - Gibraltar: Is the game up?...
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17/01/2005 - Racism: face to face with the uglier side of Spain...
- December 2004
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15/12/2004 - Corruption: Spain's battle against the bad eggs...
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09/12/2004 - The expat business 'invasion'...
- November 2004
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16/11/2004 - From sublime to ridiculous...
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08/11/2004 - TV ingles...
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03/11/2004 - English: Spain's biggest threat?...
- October 2004
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27/10/2004 - Immigration: Zapatero's gamble...
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26/10/2004 - Land grab: taking the fight to the top...
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20/10/2004 - A healing process?...
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06/10/2004 - Waiting to be seen: How the health service varies across Spain...
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04/10/2004 - ETA: Is the war far from over?...
- September 2004
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28/09/2004 - The lone assassin...
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23/09/2004 - Why breaking up is so easy...
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15/09/2004 - Could thousands more face 'land-grab' nightmare?...
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13/09/2004 - The al-Qaeda connection...
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09/09/2004 - From Inquisition to uncertainty: The Catholic Church...
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02/09/2004 - Farewell Forum...
- August 2004
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31/08/2004 - Why expats should help stamp out 'drunken tourism'...
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31/08/2004 - Spain's battle against 'drunken tourism'...
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23/08/2004 - Is ETA back?...
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17/08/2004 - The real Spaniards - in figures...
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10/08/2004 - Madrid's own Olympic challenge...
- July 2004
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26/07/2004 - Could expats be a political force?...
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21/07/2004 - Trouble in paradise...
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14/07/2004 - Return to the wild...
- June 2004
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28/06/2004 - When not to buy that dream home in the sun...
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23/06/2004 - Immigration time-bomb...
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21/06/2004 - The multinational exodus...
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15/06/2004 - Is the low-cost bubble about to burst?...
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11/06/2004 - Americans targeted in 'Old' Europe...
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07/06/2004 - Giving it all up on camera...
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02/06/2004 - Domestic violence: Fighting back...
- May 2004
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28/05/2004 - No more Costa del Fear?...
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26/05/2004 - One eye on Brussels,the other on Baghdad...
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24/05/2004 - From boom to backlash?...
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19/05/2004 - What is the real 'Costa del Crime'?...
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12/05/2004 - The Shark...
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04/05/2004 - Worst of both worlds...
- April 2004
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21/04/2004 - The ladies' man...
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20/04/2004 - Is the tide turning against 'los famosos'?...
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15/04/2004 - Challenges for the victor...
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13/04/2004 - How a budget airline saved my romance...
- March 2004
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29/03/2004 - Speaking Spanish like Bob Dylan...
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22/03/2004 - Hitting the big time ...
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18/03/2004 - Seven days that shook Spain...
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15/03/2004 - Dawn of a new era...
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11/03/2004 - Spain in shock...
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08/03/2004 - Education in the ghetto?...
- February 2004
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23/02/2004 - The new baby boom...
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18/02/2004 - Finding a job in Spain - what the experts say...
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16/02/2004 - A sense of identity...
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05/02/2004 - How Spanish tax breaks could benefit expats...
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03/02/2004 - The future of immigration in Spain...
- January 2004
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28/01/2004 - Leaving the nest...
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22/01/2004 - Death in the afternoon...
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21/01/2004 - A taste for adventure...
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15/01/2004 - Love in a warm climate...
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14/01/2004 - Immigration: Has the backlash started?...
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06/01/2004 - Sweet taste of success...
- December 2003
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09/12/2003 - The new Spaniards...
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03/12/2003 - El Clasico...
- November 2003
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25/11/2003 - Welcome!...
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24/11/2003 - Building up trouble...
- October 2003
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24/10/2003 - A moving experience...
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24/10/2003 - The commuter expats...
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disscussion forum
- Discuss Spanish Culture Paella, by lee8 15/05/2008 20:27
- Travel & Transport Travel with other Expats!, by debbie 15/05/2008 18:13
- UK Forum Madrid, by debbie 15/05/2008 17:53
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