The Embassy · A note from Chueca They went home. They never left. Something happened to us this year that nobody designed, and it has quietly become the part of this project we care about most. Women come to Madrid for four days. They find us before they arrive — a search at midnight in another time zone, a page about lesbian bars, a Telegram group with a human at the door. They ask whether the city is safe. They ask where people actually go, not where the guides say to go. Someone answers, usually within the hour, usually from…

Voices from the Tribe The student’s guide to solo travel in Madrid By Ant Wolverson A little while ago, a girl who came to Madrid on her own found her way to our community. She joined La Tribu, turned up to a meetup on her very first day in the city, and ended up spending her holiday with people she’d only just met. When she got home, we asked her if she’d write something about what it’s like to arrive in Spain alone — the nerves, the surprises, what she’d tell someone about to do the same. She said yes,…