Figs are very topical as we go into harvest festival and our black and green fruit are bursting in their fullness in the autumn sunshine. But what do you do with all this figgyness ripening all together? There is only so much fig jam you can make! Figgy pudding seems to sit well on the…
Author: Rosie Reay
Ebro Voice is the blog of author Rosie Reay to compliment her love of travel, languages, books and authors, history, research, local legends, news bits and bobs
, trends, reviews and other geographical and environmental information on this lovely L'Ampolla coastline, Ebro river valley and Ebro delta in Catalonia, almost midway between Barcelona and Valencia in Northeast Spain. There is a serious side to her research in promoting not only local business enterprises but her insatiable interest in the marketing, branding and etymology of global company and product names
Cèdula in Catalan or Cédula in Spanish
Cèdula in Catalan or Cédula in Spanish – note the accent changes direction. Call a rose by any other name and it will smell as sweet. So they say, but this word cèdula smacks more of the horse muck – commonly used as mulch around it, than the sweet evening scent of budding roses along…
El dia del nen. El dia del llibre
Oh I wish I was a child today! Today is called Children’s Day around the world. In parts of the Spanish or Catalan speaking globe some may even call it “Festival of books” (for children). I just love an excuse to buy books. How much more wonderful that you give your children and other children…
Do I write or do I weed?
When I first moved to the Ebro River Valley I felt starved of intellect momentus. I craved discussion and debate outside the normal Expat lament of dodgey builders and not quite British building materials. I soon tired of eavesdropping and hearing the character assasinations of fellow expats, “If you are a fisherman first by definition, then of course you are a bona fide brickey, plumber, sparkey or lumberjack!”
La Diada de Sant Jordi!
La Diada de Sant Jordi! Saint George or Sant Jordi in Catalan is a lovable and chivalrous gent who is the patron saint of Catalonia and Saint George in England. Although I am sure today Saint George’s day is celebrated in a far less romantic style in the UK to that of Barcelona’s medieval hero….
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Strastopheric sky-high fees for flyers or how to avoid them.
Read and subscribe to Martin´s free email weekly tips via http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips Martin Lewis is the man with his fingers on the money pulse in the UK and this also benefits Expats in the EU. In his latest newsletters he highlights travel issues exorbitant flight fees and add-ons. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/travel/2010/04/ryanair-hikes-baggage-charges-and-plans-toilet-fee. I was rather bemused to read that…
Valerie Collins on TV on Andre Buenafuente show Spain La Sexta Channel
Hello readers Valerie we share in your excitement. Wow!Wow! Book promotion on TV just brings amazing results.So many people want to see the faces of the authors before they buy the book. Folks I have just received this email. You will gain so much from listening to Valerie and Theresa, even if you do not…
Correfoc -pyrotechnic celebration – 12th September -Tortosa
Don’t forget tomorrow 12 th September, 2009 when Correfoc will start at 20:30 in Tortosa English version The Correfoc is a pyrotechnic celebration, celebrated mostly in Catalonia. It has its roots in the “Ball de Diables” (devil dance) in the 12th century. In the Correfoc, the attendants participate more actively than in the “Ball de…
Did you book one of those bargain Ryanair flights for October or one with EasyJet between 1stOct-16thDec 2009)?
You did? Fabulous. I was thrilled to see that Ryanair was still planning on flights into Reus from the more regional airports of Bristol and Liverpool. There has been a lot of grumbles about Ryanair slashing flights out of London – Stanstead (news reported 21st July) and Manchester (headlines 17th August) because the overheads at…