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| Eye on Spain Newsletter - 15 September 2009 | |
| Buenos dias Before you go and read today's articles, please take a moment to look over some of these important announcements: bmibaby competition: Just one week left to win two return tickets on bmibaby to a Spanish destination. Enter the competition here. Eye on Spain in 50 languages: Yes, you read that right. We have now finished adding all the available languages to the website. Read more about this. Please read this post and understand how people in different languages are able to use the forums. I'm still amazed by it myself. The Siesta Show: We haven't done one of these for a while. Find out what's happening with The Siesta Show here. Newsletter frequency: We know many of our readers were very disappointed when we stopped sending out our newsletter on a weekly basis. Well, you'll be glad to know that as of today this "Eye Spy Spain" newsletter will be going out every week...and it's about to get a whole lot better! Design inspiration: We use the respected facility called Aweber to send out our newsletters. They recently chose our newsletter as an example of a good design! Read about it here. We've very chuffed about it. Art exhibition: One of our long-standing readers, Juliette Robb, is exhibiting her paintings at Restaurant Chani at El Rodeo in Coin over the next 4 weeks. I know she's be delighted if you popped by and checking out her beautiful paintings. Enough announcements, let's get on with this week's articles... If you'd like to submit your own articles you can do so here. It Is Possible Not To Pay Enough For A Property - According To The Tax Man! And you thought that you could sell the property at whatever price you wanted! Not so, according to the Spanish tax authorities. Campbell Ferguson from Survey Spain points us in the direction of reality. Learn To Speak "Real" Spanish SPONSORED MESSAGE: Peter Christian's excellent guide, "Streetwise Spanish" is aimed at those looking to learn "real" Spanish. Streetwise Spanish makes for painless learning in context and is especially good for learners who might need a break from the monotony of studying. A Guide To The Festivals Of Murcia As a country, Spain is famed for its' fiestas and Murcia is no exception with almost 40 different festivals throughout the year...including one involving jumping over babies! Read about the festivals in Murcia... Spanish Sparkling Wine - Four Things to Know About Cava Cava, like Champagne in France, is made with the Traditional Method of sparkling wine production, however it can not be called "Champagne". The law prohibits the use of the term Champagne for sparkling wines outside of the Champagne region in France. What's Happening With Aifos? For those caught up in the Aifos administration "mess", Maria de Castro today outlines the current situation and the options open to those with contracts but no properties. Life On The Farm Part 6 - Clive And June's Story Clive and June Wolfe live in a beautiful old cortijo in the stunning countryside of Villanueva del Trabuco with their three teenage children, 15 horses, two goats, three dogs, four cats, one ferret and 10 chickens! They run a thriving holiday business letting out their converted barn for self catering holidays. Well that's all for this week. Hope you have a great week. Un saludo Justin Aldridge P.S. What did you think of this newsletter? Was it any good? Was it better than your typical Spain newsletter? You're too right it was! So why haven't you forwarded it to a friend yet? Send it along and tell them they can get their own copy at www.eyeonspain.com/newsletter.aspx.
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