https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en Blog about Madrid Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:50:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.1 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/11/08/lgbt-hotels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/11/08/lgbt-hotels/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2016 08:51:30 +0000 Enrique Cortés http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1684

“They’re being snapped up like hotcakes!” would be an apt description of what will happen in Madrid in June 2017. I’m sure you think I’m exaggerating and that there’s still time to plan for the festivities. But I assure you that next year’s Gay Pride in Madrid will be one of the most incredible, crowd-pulling […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2016/11/08/lgbt-hotels/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/07/23/lofty-ideals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/07/23/lofty-ideals/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:43:52 +0000 Liam Aldous http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=1208

If you’ve just touched down in Madrid, and your grasp on the Spanish language is limited, one phrase may still stand out amongst the rest: “Qué Calor!” (It’s so hot!). Madrid is currently in the midst of a heat wave, but the truth is, the standard summer in the Spanish capital is usually a pretty […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2015/07/23/lofty-ideals/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/06/gay-friendly-hotels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/06/gay-friendly-hotels/#respond Wed, 06 Aug 2014 10:20:52 +0000 Mauricio Adalid http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=986

I was born in Barcelona but I’ve always felt like a citizen of the world. I’ve been lucky enough to be able to live in various different countries from a very young age.  I don’t mean that I visited as a tourist, but rather that I had the privilege of living with local people, sampling […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2014/08/06/gay-friendly-hotels/feed/ 0 https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/02/27/the-value-of-a-comb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/02/27/the-value-of-a-comb/#respond Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:19:10 +0000 Silvia Roba http://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/?p=573

The title of this blog entry is a Spanish expression dating back to the Middle Ages. At that time, a lack of hygiene was commonplace and virtually no-one spent much time on their hair. When society gradually acquired better and healthier habits, this expression came to be used as an insult hurled at the vagabonds […]]]> https://blog.esmadrid.com/blog/en/2013/02/27/the-value-of-a-comb/feed/ 0