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The Valencian Monastery Where Time Stands Still

Secluded within a valley in the Serra Calderona, stands a monastery with a 700-year history, whose monks are experts at self-isolation.

Mar 9, 2021

The Valencian Monastery Where Time Stands Still

Mar 9, 2021

The Island Which Changes Country Twice A Year

Every summer and winter for the last 361 years, France and Spain have been passing a small, unpopulated island back and forth between them.

Nov 20, 2020

The Island Which Changes Country Twice A Year

Nov 20, 2020

Anyone For Rat and Eel Paella? The Spanish Foods Invented In Times Of Scarcity

Some of Spain’s most cherished foods have origins in times of scarcity, and some surprising original ingredients.

Nov 20, 2020

Anyone For Rat and Eel Paella? The Spanish Foods Invented In Times Of Scarcity

Nov 20, 2020

Bound By Hatred: Eduardo Inda and Pablo Iglesias

A rivalry between a journalist and a politician has spilt into the courts, with each accused of breaking the law to bring down the other.

Oct 13, 2020

Bound By Hatred: Eduardo Inda and Pablo Iglesias

Oct 13, 2020

The Darkness of Francisco de Goya

How the evolution of Francisco de Goya’s art reflected the disintegration of his country and his own descent into insanity.

Oct 13, 2020

The Darkness of Francisco de Goya

Oct 13, 2020

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Curious

The Mystery of Spain’s Chinese Bars

A large number of Spain’s most traditional local tapas bars are now run by members of the Chinese community. Why?

Sep 23, 2020

The Mystery of Spain’s Chinese Bars

Sep 23, 2020

The Adventures of Franco’s Children

Though Spain’s dictatorship ended years ago, Franco’s descendants refuse to leave the stage.

Sep 15, 2020

The Adventures of Franco’s Children

Sep 15, 2020

Ghost Villages: La España Vacía

While Spain’s urban centres become ever more crowded, its villages are quickly emptying. Some have no residents left.

Sep 7, 2020

Ghost Villages: La España Vacía

Sep 7, 2020

Zamrock: The Psychedelic Sound of Young Zambia

When Zambia’s president said that 95% of music played on radio must be local, he didn’t expect it to lead to a psychedelic rock revolution.

Mar 19, 2020

Zamrock: The Psychedelic Sound of Young Zambia

Mar 19, 2020

Published in
DataDrivenInvestor

Not Going Away: The Pollok Free State

How the building of a motorway through a public park in Glasgow taught a generation of Scots about an injustice suffered by their ancestors

Feb 3, 2020

Not Going Away: The Pollok Free State

Feb 3, 2020

James Crocket

James Crocket

I’m a writer and musician living in Valencia, Spain. Every week I write a newsletter of lesser-known stories from Spain https://weirdspain.substack.com/

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