June 11, 2015 marked something of a landmark in Spanish cultural history: the ceremonial reburial in Madrid of the recently discovered remains of the “Shakespeare of Spain”, Miguel de...
30/06/2015
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Month: June 2015
For #SpottersDay this past June 5, we invited planespotters in Spain (and for anyone who doesn't know what they are, here's a primer) to participate in a contest to...
29/06/2015
As June 28th is Gay Pride Day - and today gay marriage equality has just been extended nationwide in the United States - what better weekend to follow up my 2014...
26/06/2015
Just a few days ago, Spain’s parliament approved a measure granting Spanish citizenship to Jews whose ancestors lived in Iberia until the tumultuous history of the day led to...
25/06/2015
Now that tourism to Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast is heating up again for the summer, it’s a good time to cast a glance even beyond top dog Dubrovnik to other...
23/06/2015
When you think of Milan, the wedding-cake Duomo and the Vittorio Emmanuele Gallery might be among the spots that jump to mind. But to take the pulse of one of...
22/06/2015
by Pamela Acosta Ruiz
Even in a hemisphere full of spots with unique appeal to visitors, Xochimilco in Mexico’s Federal District (about an hour from downtown Mexico City’s main square,...
18/06/2015
In the Balearic Islands, Majorca and Ibiza are of course practically household names. But say “Formentera”, and many fewer will recognise the name of the southernmost major Balearic island....
17/06/2015
The legendary Irish "gift of gab" has helped Ireland punch above its weight literarily for centuries now - and Dublin in particular has been a literary hotbed - in...
16/06/2015
Following up on our family travel series covering Europe and the USA, Latin America is a slightly different kettle of fish. It, too, has exciting cities, of course, but...
15/06/2015
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