If you're planning your holidays for this year, you might like to discover hidden Spain! Experience the spectacular scenery and fantastic views from the mountains and hilltops of sunny southern Spain...   more »

  After so much hassle during our car trip from Madrid to Salamanca, myself, Mum and Austin spent four relaxing days in this city, trying to fit in everything Salamanca has to offer.   more »

  The main difference between a Spanish Christmas (Navidad) and many other versions is the importance of January 6th. In Spain, it’s on this day that children receive their presents, which are traditionally left by The Three Kings (Los Reyes Magos) rather than Father Christmas or Santa Claus.

You'll find in this article a Calendar of Spanish christmas celebrations and some vocabulary (in English and Spanish) related to Christmas.   more »

   How to get from Madrid to Salamanca (without getting lost!). After collecting my Mum and her fiance from Barajas airport recently, we had a little difficulty finding our way! Hopefully after reading this blog you won't have the same problem...    more »

After the two week course my Spanish has undoubtedly improved! In the final week we had a test on all we had covered. Although finding time to study can be somewhat difficult with the many activities on offer in Salamanca, I managed to get my certificate which now hangs proudly on my bedroom wall!

Here is a picture of my class, my classmates were from France, Turkey, England, Belgium, Germany and Holland. The one on the right was Maria, my teacher.    more »

Settling in... Having just about recovered from the welcome party, I put my student hat back on and attended my next set of lessons...   more »

Upon arriving in Spain from Ireland, I knew how to say: Hola, por favor, gracias and no habla español! Clearly, I was a complete beginner!   more »