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…
Category: Languages & Literatures
EbroAds.com is proud to present Ebro.TV.
An initiative to promote the diversity of the Ebro region and also to build stronger community links has arrived.The new website, Ebro.TV, has been launched as a place to share videos, audio, photo’s, news and stories about the Ebro River Valley and Delta. This is not just for the English community. This is for everyone!…
How Kelvyn got his name. Press release.
For Immediate Release Book 1 of The Chimona Chronicles: How Kelvyn Got His Name by Rosie Reay Includes FREE Supplement Poem: The Squirrel from Wirral Jun 3rd, 2009. Silicon Valley, CA: Foden Press today announced the release of Rosie Reay’s first book in The Chimona Chronicles series that tells a tale of critters around a…
Words, beautiful words…Creative Writing Workshops
Valerie Collins of “In the Garlic” fame is working alongside another British writer, Nicola Thornton and have vacancies for their “Creative Writing Workshop” on June 6th, 2009 in Barcelona. The venue is only a few minutes walk from Passeig de Gràcia railway station. Please contact them for more details on: bestwriterbcn@gmail.com This is there last…
May 1st. Día de trabajo. Labour Day
Don’t try to go shopping anywhere in Spain today. Everywhere is shut. Banks included. This is a national day for the Fiesta del Trabajo. Often referred to as “día de trabajadors” – the day of or for the workers. The Spanish are also notorious for taking the day in front or behind and tagging it…
Ebro Valley News is alive and well!
The local newspaper, Ebro Valley News is still alive and well! It has survived all the teething problems that one expects when a new, news print hits the racks. The next issue will be out and on the streets on the 20th September. It will have a wider distribution area from Barcelona, stretching down towards…
“The Olive Press” magazine, the second one is now out with 40 pages
“The Olive Press” has already extended to 40 pages and this is only their second edition. This magazine is geared not only for the Lower Ebro Valley, but seems to cover the North-East corner of Spain. So it is with interest I can read about the Zarragoza Expo 2008; the El Bulli Restaurant near Girona and…
Un vino tinto o una grande cerveza por favor
One of the first phrases we learn as migrating English swallows to settle in the Ebrolands healthy micro-climates. After that we gather a few collective phrases together that follow on with small “bar stool” chat and then stop. Why? So it was with interest to open my “Inbox” and read a very thought provoking article…
Tortosa snapshots – spy in the sky …
I stumbled upon a nifty little site : http://resimajans.com/tortosa.html that portrays various sites relating to Tortosa. It depicts this blog one and www.Brighterspain.com. I was a little wary on entering this site as I wasn´t sure if it was one of those “naughty girlie” sites. When you google the meaning of “Resimajas” it comes up as ‘girls’. …
“In the Garlic” = “estar en el ajo”
“In The Garlic” a delightful read by Valerie Collins and Theresa O’Shea, must definitely be Number One book on “Must Have – Must Take ” list of everyone thinking of relocating or retiring out to Spain. The lovable, little Señor Garlic man on the cover will become your best friend and save you many headaches….