A Geordie In Girona

Tag: Travel and Culture

  • From innuendo to bad translation – strange and wonderful signs from around the world

    As someone who has travelled far and wide, I have seen more than my fair share of bizarre signs that have given me cause to raise an eyebrow or left me tittering and giggling like a daft schoolboy. It might be the name of a business or a product that is completely acceptable in the…

  • World Geordie Day – a pipedream or reality?

    For a number of years, I’ve had an idea in the back of my head that the good folk of Newcastle should have a day, or a weekend, of celebration in recognition of our beautiful city and what it means to be a Geordie. I’ve always imagined something like a festival that would take us…

  • Viva 2023 – here’s to a busy year!

    I have been working on some really interesting projects so far this year. Probably my favourite has been a sequence of marketing texts for a theme park where it was essential to retain the magic of this special place in my translations but also to re-adjust some of the words and expressions so they were…

  • What do I offer as a translator?

    Contrary to popular belief…. …..translation is not just a case of transferring words systematically from one language to another. If it were, Google Translate would be ideal for carrying out translations. Other aspects, however, need to be taken into account at all times during the translation process. These include context, purpose, new audience, culture and…

  • 25 cultural differences between Spain and the UK

    I had been visiting Girona in Spain several times a year since I started going out with my Argentine girlfriend back in 2015. However, it wasn’t until August last year that I eventually took the plunge and moved into the apartment she shares with Catalina, her daft yet adorable Yorkshire Terrier. With the beauty of…

  • ‘Twas on the 9th of June – Happy Geordie Day!

    This article pays homage to the great city of Newcastle, its history, its culture, and some of its favourite sons and daughters, past and present. It will bring your attention to things that Geordies should know, and also some lesser known facts that will probably surprise a few people, be they from the region or…