Down near the southwest corner of Galicia, the region's biggest metro (pop. 481,000) is wrapped in green on one side and blue on the other - that is to say, between forested mountains...
29/01/2015
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Month: January 2015
Even if you've been not just to Buenos Aires but also the pampas, Mendoza, Córdoba, Patagonia, and Iguazú Falls, that still leaves much more wonderful stuff to explore in Argentina....
28/01/2015
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Among the many charms of travel, well beyond exploring new sights, cultures and cuisines, is the chance to enjoy the musical sounds of other languages, mysterious syllables that slowly...
27/01/2015
After a snowstorm the other night in Madrid, 70 aircraft were de-iced before proceeding to their scheduled flights - 35 percent more than the normal average this time of year....
26/01/2015
Many people may recognise the name of this Atlantic island of Portugal more as the classic sweet wine it produces than as a destination. But on the other hand, at...
22/01/2015
Colombia's capital continues its march apace as a hotbed of creativity, dynamism, and excitement - and Exhibit A is its Macarena neigbourhood, tucked amid the gentle hills of the...
20/01/2015
For the most part, we quite rightly associate wine grape production with fairly temperate climates, whether in Europe, North America, Africa, Australia, or wherever. But those few wine-growing regions...
19/01/2015
The lands which were to become the United States and Canada were largely settled by the English, but not everyone realises that the continental USA's oldest continuously occupied city, St. Augustine in...
15/01/2015
When many think of Peru outside Lima, what springs most readily to mind are the likes of the mighty Andes, Cuzco, and Machu Picchu. But nearly half the country...
14/01/2015
Though the name "Granada" for many conjures up Moorish palaces and gypsy caves, there's actually a whole wide province beyond the fabled city - an area that, furthermore, includes...
13/01/2015
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