Fourth in a series. (For the rest, see below.)
After the innovations of Manuel Pertegaz, in 1972 a new fashion guru took the reins at Iberia. Córdoba-born designer Elio Berhanyer would...
31/07/2014
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Month: July 2014
Visitors to New York City don’t come for the beaches, certainly. But if you should happen to be in town during the warm weather (say, through September), and want...
30/07/2014
Whether it's a summer holiday or a winter escape, beaches are a no-brainer when you need to get away for some minimally dressed relaxation and fun. But there are...
29/07/2014
As Iberia celebrates 75 years of service this month to Spain's third largest metropolis, it's kind of amazing to see how this great, ancient city astride the Mediterranean has...
28/07/2014
Third in a series (see bottom for parts 1-2).
By the late 1960s, the decade had turned into one of great upheaval, with momentous events including the Prague Spring, France's tumultuous...
25/07/2014
The small Central American country of Costa Rica is of course internationally famous as a beaches, adventure travel, and ecotourism powerhouse, drawing millions of visitors per year to its...
24/07/2014
When I was a student in Barcelona some (mumble, mumble) years ago, my school chums and I would spend many a spring weekend bumming around this comely town about...
23/07/2014
Paradoxical thing, the sun. It brings life to our planet and makes our holidays warm and enjoyable, but at the same time it also ensures that the most menacing...
22/07/2014
This city is famously dubbed "the Fat" - with affection, or course. And it's also known as "the erudite" and "the red" ("la grassa, la dotta, la rossa"). Why these three?...
21/07/2014
2nd in a series
In 1954 Iberia decided to refresh the look of its flight crew uniforms, and they turned to Pedro Rodríguez, a Catalan designer originally from Valencia. Nothing...
18/07/2014
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