10 planes en la City

Tradicionalmente asociada con la arquetípica imagen del bombín y la raya diplomática, la City de Londres no solo ofrece negocios y banca.

Speed Networking with Spanish blue-chip companies in London

The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain is organizing a speed networking event, aimed to boost business oppotunities between British and Spanish companies, executives and investors. You don’t need to be a member of the Chamber, but if interested..run and get registered here! As there are very few places (14) and would be distributed ina first coming, first served, basis.

Vive la jornada electoral desde Londres: votos, mus, paella y fútbol

Dejando a un lado la jugada de las papeletas que nunca llegaron, el derecho a voto por correo que quedó en leyenda o las inquietudes de los que seguimos los altibajos del IBEX35 y la prima de riesgo, este domingo nos la jugamos. Aunque a distancia, haz del 20N una jornada “a la española”.

Thanksgiving in London…celebrate the turkey and all the trimmings!

It might not be such a big day as it is in the States, but on 24th November, London will be celebrating Turkey’s day. Make the most of the American culinary and family-gathering feast, a la Brit!

Planes para el finde: Festival de Jazz y el artista escondido de los Rolling

Festival de Jazz de Londres. Si de verdad quieres estar sintonizado, no te pierdas su blog, con información precisa y críticas de amantes de la música ‘de a pie’ que gustan de incluir anécdotas o episodios curiosos de los artistas que tocan ese día. Si te cuentas entre los adictos a tu iPhone o teléfono móvil, entonces puedes descargarte su aplicación gratis y estar al día de todo lo que publiquen.

Londoner weekend: Jazz Festival + Rolling Stone’s arty secret

London Jazz Festival. If you really want to be tuned on, don’t miss their blog, with accurate and down to earth reviews. They also like to include anecdotes or curious episodes of the artists performing that day. If a techie junkie, then they also have a free to download phone app so can allow yourself to be posted whenever and wherever.

For Friday, my personal picks will be Emilia Martesson, at London Ray’s Club at FOYLES King’s Cross, Zakir Hussain for a good international beat, as he would be in charge of the Masters of Percussion series on the 11^th at the Royal Elisabeth Hall, Southbank Centre. On Saturday evening, I’d rather head to the London Royal Academy of Arts to enjoy The Music of Sidney Bechet. Clarinettist/saxophonist Robert Veen will explore the legacy of influential jazz icon Sidney Bechet, performing many of the pieces Bechet wrote after moving permanently to France in 1950, such as ‘Les Oignons’ and his international hit ‘Petite Fleur’.  If your taste leads you to a more modern approach, don’t miss out Ben L’Oncle Soul. He grew up listening to Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin, and combines Ray Charles-style R&B, Motown groove and Stax-y horns with reggae and hip-hop. Since fulfilling his dream by signing to “Motown France”, he’s become a hit in his home country and now plays his first British concert at the Festival. Don’t forget to book your tickets in advance, from £25, as it promises to be a sold out.

Rolling Stone’s sketchy art. If you don’t feel like jazz-ing around but still a good music fan, then The Gallery in Cork St would positively surprise you from the 10^th of November and to this coming Sunday. They would be featuring ‘Ronnie Wood: Faces, Time and Places’. The Rolling Stone was also a trained artist, who knew it? See a collection of works created since the ’60s, including sketches of everyone from Eric Clapton to Jerry Hall in a behind-the-scenes look at rock ’n’ roll. Where: The Gallery in Cork Street, 28 Cork St., W1S 3NG.

Chapeau!

Fecha tope para votar desde UK: 16 noviembre

Como las elecciones generales del 20N están lo que viene siendo a la vuelta de la esquina, os dejo una actualizacion del calendario electoral. Acordaos de que podréis votar hasta el 15 de noviembre si estáis registrados como residentes en el extranjero (Reino Unido en este caso), y el 16 si no lo estáis como no residentes.

Bonfire night, planes para tirar cohetes

Un año más, Noviembre llega cargado de excusas para celebrar. Es acabar con Halloween y llenarse la ciudad de veteranos y uniformes militares que venden amapolas, bigotes que crecen en los rostros más inesperados y fuegos artificiales prácticamente a diario, celebrando las luces del Diwali hindú  y entrenando para deslumbrar la noche del 5 de noviembre, conocida como la Bonfire Night.

Penguin Press reading list for Christmas

It is true that it might be a little bit early to start with the Christmas craze…But given the fact that Harrods did not seem to worry about it when recorded its Xmas ad in August, neither Easyjet when kicking off their festive season flights sale, I reckon that suggesting some cultural enrichment for the sake of the Christmas can not be wrong…What do you think?