Alyssa McMurtry

@ezpzfun I tried buying products from ezpz Spain online last weekend and all I got was a receipt. No email about shipping or when I'll get it. When I contact company, nothing. Seems like a scam. What's going on?

I gave my toddler my phone for a minute and now I have 254 photos of her ear to delete.

@tublogdeviaje Un articulo en The Guardian sobre Luarca @elcomerciodigit @lanuevaespana @lavozdeasturias @AdrianBarbon @TurismoAsturias

Luarca, a summertime secret on Spain’s cooler northern costa theguardian.com/travel/article…

Hey Twitter/X friends, I'm moving to Bluesky.. or at least I will try it. If you're on there, find me at @alyssamc.bsky.social. I also have a few invite codes if anyone needs one!

@JavierBlas @TheTerminal Gracias! Also, ps.. loved your book!!

@a_lysssss Data via @TheTerminal

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear... Wholesale Spanish extra virgin olive oil prices have climbed this week further, hitting a fresh all time high above €8,200 per metric ton (almost $9,000). (And no, no, and no: I will not consider buying anything other than **Spanish** olive oil).

Comunicado Oficial. Agosto 25, 2023.

@OracleOfIberia Hahaha can't resist Twitter when I'm this outraged. As much as I want to hate it, still the public complaint board extraordinaire.

@a_lysssss P.S. BTW good to see a tweet from you after so long.🙏

This Luis Rubiales speech has to be subtitled. One of the most shocking speeches that I've ever seen. A Trumpian offensive blitz instead of a resignation. And part of the man-filled room clapping as he gives lessons on feminism. What a bombshell. youtube.com/watch?v=jqh9NV…

For Turkiye's news agency... Because women won in football, the world gets a glimpse into Spain's brand of machismo, far-right discourse and what the country's left and more moderate forces are fighting against. aa.com.tr/en/europe/-i-w…

@patriciasimon @rfef Tb. Estaba temblando mientras tomaba apuntes

He vivido el arropo d la asamblea d @rfef a Rubiales como una agresión individual y colectiva Su aplauso ha dejado al descubierto todo el sistema q ampara las violencias q sufrimos desde la infancia las mujeres y recordar x qué no las denunciamos Duele este nuevo abuso de poder

@_LuisaMarin_ @EUCourtPress Thank you so much for directing me there... But the case doesn't mention Madrid or Barcelona specifically, right? I'm looking for this ruling: reuters.com/business/envir… Can you help?

#ECJ: The European #AmbientAirQuality directives are not intended to confer upon individuals rights the violation of which would be likely to give rise to a right to compensation #environment 👉curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_…

@E_Staniforth Fun! 'Libs' might be good for 'progres' as in 'own the libs' and maybe 'red-blooded Spaniards' for early risers? Tell me what you come up with for chiringuitos!

I'm translating a long report on the Spanish far-right party Vox this week and I'm having great fun translating the typical right-wing terms and slogans: "progre" (pondering whether "woke" is too loaded here), "la España que madruga"... Even "machos empotradores" 😂

@UIMP @JosepBorrellF El volumen esta muy bajo en el streaming! Muy difícil de escuchar ahora..

🔴 Podéis seguir la inauguración en directo en este enlace: uimptv.es/quo-vadis-euro… #UIMP2022 #UIMP90Aniversario @JosepBorrellF

📆 Hoy a las 10:00h. dará inicio el #CursoDeVerano: 📖 Quo Vadis Europa? X The Birth of Geopolitical Europe. ⏳ Del 22 al 26 de agosto 🤝 En colaboración con @eu_eeas y @ComisionEuropea 🖇 Más info: uimptv.es/quo-vadis-euro… #UIMP90Aniversario #UIMP2022

Today was by far the hottest day in Oviedo on record, with the max temp reaching 38.7°C. The previous record was 35.8°. Nuts! With the humidity, this meteorologist said the real feel could have been as high as 49°. Of course, since the weather is usually mild, no one has A/C. 🔥

@BrettHethering Thank you 😊🙏

A beautifully balanced and fascinating article about a neglected site in Spain's working class history...

@grahunt Nice! You should get someone to buy it.. Or not totally sure if someone could fully purchase it, but the government could definitely do multi-decade leases ;)

Imagine if your job subsidized a two-week holiday on the Asturian coast. Well, that fantasy was made true by the Franco regime & Spain's sole legal trade union at the time. For my first foray into travel writing, allow me to introduce Perlora. atlasobscura.com/articles/perlo…

Its state of disrepair is depressing to those who saw it in its glory, and there is still hope that it can be redeveloped by the gov or a private company. But if you're in Asturias, it's a pretty cool spot to check out. Tarragona and Marbella have similar workers resorts too.

In the 80s, it passed to the hands of the left-wing Asturian government. It was open until 2005. Although not official, most people believe that its fascist past is the reason the gov has let this unique complex, one of the rare places directly on the Asturian coast, crumble.