Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Sam calls his mother to tell her how excited he is about the prospect of his new friends dressing him in hip Spanish style. Later, while brushing up on his shopping terminology, he receives an unexpected call.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Pablo, Ana, and Lola eagerly give Sam the clothes they have bought for him, only to find that Sam's own attempt at shopping online has not gone exactly as expected.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
After Sam's attempt to grocery shop online does not go exactly as planned, his housemates are determined to teach him how to shop for clothes in person.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Lola, Ana, and Pablo are shocked when Sam enters the room with a new look and is eager to show off- not only his new clothes, but also his improved Spanish!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Produced with a combination of tradition and innovation, the first Andalusian brut, Barbadillo Beta, was born in Andalusia's Barbadillo bodegas.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
One of the most fun ways to visit Wales is on board an antique steam locomotive. One of the oldest railroad companies in the world has recently opened a new line which, thanks to an army of volunteers, is delighting both tourists and its devoted employees.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Manuel Lucas, Technical Director of the Estepona Orchidarium, introduces us to this beautiful botanical garden for, among other things, the cultivation and exhibition of orchids.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In the world of orchids, there are between twenty-five and thirty thousand species distributed throughout the planet, and at the Estepona Orchidarium, you will find many of them. Let's see what Manuel Lucas has to say about their vast diversity.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Argentina
Hostel Veranera in Estepona, Málaga, is a charming hostel that attracts a lot of tourists and digital nomads of all ages due its reasonable prices, communal atmosphere, and Andalusian essence.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Fermín attends a plant fair at the Estepona Orchidarium, where he asks some botanical experts to talk to us about some interesting and exotic plants.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Now we'll hear from a representative of "Begonias y más" [Begonias and More], a company that specializes in Begonias and other exotic plants, who will tell us, among other things, about a Begonia named after a famous Star Wars character, as well as a cactus with the nickname "mother-in-law's cushion"!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina, Venezuela
Let's visit the Ateneo Grand Splendid, a bookstore in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that was formerly a theater and was declared by National Geographic the most beautiful bookstore in the world.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina, Venezuela
Let's hear some anecdotes and learn a bit more about the history of the Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires' most breathtaking and famous bookstore.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Vela, a word often used for “candle,” or “sail,” can also mean “wakefulness,” as in “vigilance.” It’s related to the verb velar, “to stand watch.” The name of the port city of La Vela de Coro refers not to the “sails” of merchant ships (as many assume) but rather to this town’s role as a “lookout” point for marauding pirates. One-eyed peg-legs are now less common, but the carnivalesque annual festival of Los Locos continues on.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Most English speakers have at some time in their lives heard Donovan sing “The Hurdy Gurdy Man,” but how many knew what such a man did? The woman in this video talks about a musical family that used to play the sinfonía, and indeed this is the Spanish name for the hand-crank organ known as a “hurdy gurdy.”
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