If you thought Christmas was just about spending time with the family and giving gifts you would be wrong! There so much more to discover. It’s a great excuse for swimming in icy waters, scaring the locals, and other wacky behaviour. We’ve picked five of the best crazy traditions from around the world to show you. 1. England The last place you would want to be on a frosty Christmas morning in England is naked on the beach…. or is it? Swimming in the icy cold waves of Brighton...

Christmas Stockings My favourite Christmas tradition is that of the Christmas stocking. On Christmas Eve before you go to bed you hang a Christmas stocking either by the fireplace or by the end of your bed and when you wake in the morning you find it filled with presents from Father Christmas or Santa Claus. In Victorian times a well behaved child would receive fruit, nuts and coins and sometimes small gifts in their stockings whilst naughty children would receive only a lump of coal. Today,...

  Christmas time is almost here and in Valencia we´re still working on our suntans. For our EFL teaching staff, this weather is fantastic since most of us are from ¨cold¨ countries and are used to having snow at this time of year (except for our Australian teachers who are more likely to be seen with a surfboard in December). Many of our teachers will be going home for Christmas this year though, so it won´t be long before we´re dreaming of Valencia´s warm sunny Christmas skies....

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! Como sabéis, las fiestas de Navidad ya están aquí y es época de regalos. Es una buena ocasión para pedirles a los Reyes Magos algún libro en inglés o la serie de televisión que más os gusta. CLASES DE CONVERSACIÓN Y PRÁCTICAS CAMBRIDGE MAÑANA Y TARDE Ahora las clases de conversación y las prácticas de exámenes de Cambridge son por las mañanas y por las tardes: Los viernes a las 11h00 de la mañana y a las 17h00 de la tarde ofrecemos clase de conversación...

It’s almost Christmas and here at Babylon and we’re feeling very festive. The decorations are up and we even have a Christmas plant! Welcome Laura! Laura is the newest addition to our teaching team! Laura is from West Sussex in the UK and first started teaching English when she spent a year in Borneo. After qualifying, Laura moved to Madrid and is enjoying life in a big city. When she’s not teaching, Laura enjoys horseriding and skiing, and practises Capoeira every...

Good luck… and see you soon!   As 2011 comes to a close, so too do many of your courses. Good luck to people who are taking their end of course exams this and next week. Ìf you are continuing, we can´t wait to see you in January, if you can´t – keep in touch! Happy Xmas Friday Don´t miss the last Happy Friday of 2011.  As always, free drink, tapas and English conversation! Timeline Bar, Providencia 3 (metro: Fontana) from...