Ben and Marina answer a question from ValenciaSon on suggestions for traveling with kids in Spain. Grabado el domingo de ramos, cuando volvimos a Inglaterra con Air Plus Comet.

Frases del dia:

‘Que sean dos’ – Make it two! (To a barman or waiter.)
‘Yo que tu…’ – If I were you… (Yo que tu me haria la loca – If I were you I’d pretend nothing had happened.)

Marina y Ben hablan del tema de la inmigracion hoy en dia en españa.

Marina y Ben hablan del botellon del fin de semana, y dicuten el tema de por que los jovenes españoles viven tanto tiempo con sus padres.

Discutelo con nosotros aqui en el Foro: ¿Creeis que los españoles hacen bien en vivir tanto tiempo con sus padres?¿O son muy raros?

Back on track at last, with a new Notes in Spanish podcast. This week we answer an audio comment from Matt, who asks: ¿Cuales son los sitios menos turisticos para viajar en españa?

Did we miss any? And what is Ben’s obsesssion with Soria! Comments below please!

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Day 30 of the Spanish sponsored podcast marathon to help raise money for charities in India and the UK. Click here for more info on the charity series.

Today’s Notes - Top tips for learning Spanish! (More here). Any we missed? Anything you would like to ask us about for the last episode? Stick it all in the comments below!

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Day 29 of the Spanish sponsored podcast marathon to help raise money for charities in India and the UK. Click here for more info on this charity series.

Today’s Notes - We talk about some of our favourite Spanish films:
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios, Todo sobre mi madre, Tesis, Los otros, Mar adentro, Los lunes al sol, El abuelo, La lengua de las mariposas, El Lobo, Jamon Jamon, Lucia y el sexo, El otro lado de la cama, Abre los ojos, Carreteras Secundarias, El mismo amor la misma lluvia, Nueve Reinas, Y tu mama tambien and Ninette… all of which can be found on amazon.com or imdb.

Which are your favourites?

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Day 28 of the Spanish sponsored podcast marathon to help raise money for charities in India and the UK. Click here for more info on this charity series.

Today’s Notes - Due to popular request, it’s Music show time! What did we leave out? Comments (and more requests for show ideas) below please!

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Day 27 of the Spanish sponsored podcast marathon to help raise money for charities in India and the UK. Click here for more info on this charity series.

Today’s Notes - We try to answer Jan’s question:

“Please can I request a chat about your expriences as a mixed nationality couple – any prejudice towards you? And more broadly, spanish attitudes towards mixed couples including interracial couples?”

If you have any more requests, please use the comments link below.

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Day 26 of the Spanish sponsored podcast marathon to help raise money for charities in India and the UK. Click here for more info on this charity series.

Today’s Notes - We try to answer David Ebert’s question about drugs in Spain – we do our best from out standpoint of innocence!

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Day 25 of the Spanish sponsored podcast marathon to help raise money for charities in India and the UK. Click here for more info on this charity series.

Today’s Notes - Marina talks to her parents about life in the times of Franco. They were almost fined for kissing in public in the Retiro park, by a warden who had been spying on them from behind a tree. A friend of theirs was also fined for walking around in short sleeves in summer. They also talk about rationing when they were young. Las cosas que escaseaban (Things that were scarce). People ate a lot of cocido, the classic chickpea and meat stew that you still find on lunch menus every Tuesday. Marina’s mother talks about how the old fridges were restocked with fresh ice every day.

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