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'Madrid is a humble city of overlooked treasures and untold stories'

'Madrid is a humble city of overlooked treasures and untold stories'

Meet Leah Pattem, the 32-year-old founder of Madrid No Frills, a blog that will change the way you see Spain's capital.

How I went from clueless guiri to Madrid music sensation in just one year

How I went from clueless guiri to Madrid music sensation in just one year

Why moving to Spain could be the best decision of your life

Why moving to Spain could be the best decision of your life

'We met over a delicious plate of grilled sweetbreads'

'We met over a delicious plate of grilled sweetbreads'

The Spanish startup offering the ultimate bucket list

The Spanish startup offering the ultimate bucket list

'It's fashionable to be cool and innovative in the kitchen'

'It's fashionable to be cool and innovative in the kitchen'

'In business we're expected to do more and be superwomen'

'In business we're expected to do more and be superwomen'

The man on a mission to teach Spaniards English

The man on a mission to teach Spaniards English

'It can be difficult to find the correct bra size in Spain'

'It can be difficult to find the correct bra size in Spain'

'Anyone can become a wine taster with a little practice'

'Anyone can become a wine taster with a little practice'

This language school's secret? A good bottle of wine

This language school's secret? A good bottle of wine

'In Spain I missed being able to buy decent birthday cards'

'In Spain I missed being able to buy decent birthday cards'

'The best foodie places are around Madrid's back streets'

'The best foodie places are around Madrid's back streets'

'Amateur dramatics is a great way to meet new people'

'Amateur dramatics is a great way to meet new people'

'Integration and learning to speak the language is vital'

'Integration and learning to speak the language is vital'

'I wanted to give homeless people a voice so they won't be invisible'

'I wanted to give homeless people a voice so they won't be invisible'

'I wanted to change the narrative of what it's like to be black in Spain'

'I wanted to change the narrative of what it's like to be black in Spain'

2015

'I’m trying to capture how people would cook if no-one was watching'

'I’m trying to capture how people would cook if no-one was watching'

'I realised I was too Mediterranean to spend my entire life in Germany'

'I realised I was too Mediterranean to spend my entire life in Germany'

'Hills and sunshine make Madrid a year-round paradise for runners'

'Hills and sunshine make Madrid a year-round paradise for runners'

'Hiking alone in the mountains and forests has a deeply positive effect'

'Hiking alone in the mountains and forests has a deeply positive effect'

'Valencia is the perfect place to live and work'

'Valencia is the perfect place to live and work'

'A lad wanted F**k Off tattooed across forehead'

'A lad wanted F**k Off tattooed across forehead'

'Entrepreneurialism is alive and well in Spain'

'Entrepreneurialism is alive and well in Spain'

'Not shaken, not stirred, but well poured'

'Not shaken, not stirred, but well poured'

'More people need to communicate in English'

'More people need to communicate in English'

'Spain is a bureaucratic paradise'

'Spain is a bureaucratic paradise'

'It's never too late to get work experience abroad'

'It's never too late to get work experience abroad'

2013

'If you have a good job, life in Spain is great'

'If you have a good job, life in Spain is great'