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TV crew investigate missing Danish man

TV crew investigate missing Danish man

Kristian Bech is a Danish journalist who has been searching for information on Jan Fogde. Fogde was a Danishman who disappeared 35 years ago. He may have moved to Estepona, or somewhere else along the Costa del Sol.  Kasper Troels Nørregaard, investigating the case, is appealing to locals for any clues about Fogde’s whereabouts. Recent evidence indicates that Jan Fogde’s …

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LIFE IN SPAIN: Why are expats called ‘guiris’? There is evidence that a Spanish queen liked Scottish soldiers

LIFE IN SPAIN: Why are expats called ‘guiris’? It seems a Spanish Queen liked Scottish soldiers

HAVE you ever heard the term, ‘guiris’? It is a slang expression that means us. Foreigners. The anglo-saxon kind of foreigner. Spanish people are very aware of our need. (Look around – apart from tourism, is there any other economic activity going on?) They have a (mildly pejorative) word for us. They call us guiris. A 40-year old Spanish woman …

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UK sandwich ban shocks EU Travellers

UK sandwich ban shocks EU travellers

Ryanair customers warned: bringing sandwiches into Europe can now cost you. Credit: Kasto via Canva.com You ate a meal before your Jet2 and Ryanair flights? If you bring it into Europe, you could get fined. By 2025, UK travelers are reminded by Travel Experts that any meal or item, even a sandwich, brought into the EU will be banned. If …

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