As a Westerner, this country at the western end of North Africa remains one of the most memorable I have ever visited, due in no small part to its “Imperial Cities”...
31/03/2016
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Month: March 2016
The great tenor Plácido Domingo isn't merely a Spanish national treasure but also a world cultural icon and household name. And if you happen to be in Madrid at the end of...
29/03/2016
The late Duchess of Alba (1926-2014) was a one of the great characters of Europe's 21st-century aristocracy. Besides being the world's most titled aristocrat, she was a socialite who...
28/03/2016
When it comes to Mexican booze, tequila is one thing - known practically all over the world by now. And it's also long overshadowed its cousin, mezcal - distilled from the...
25/03/2016
Wroclaw is one of those European cities with a strategic geographical position that gives it a priceless extra. Located a four-hour drive from capital Warsaw as well as 180 kilometres...
24/03/2016
When travelling, as with any endeavor, you’ll want the right tools for the right job. And as travel has exploded in recent years, so has the travel-gear market –...
23/03/2016
Throughout the Catholic world, this week is Semana Santa (Holy Week, aka Easter Week), and nearly every city and town in Spain marks the occasion with elaborate processions and...
22/03/2016
Heady days in Cuba! The first visit by a U.S. president in 90 years. Now that after all these decades the dam has finally broken – relations between Cuba...
21/03/2016
Wow, culture in Berlin - where do I begin? OK, well, I'll point out that there are around 400 galleries, some 20,ooo contemporary artists from all over the world....
18/03/2016
If everyone's a little Irish today on St. Patrick's Day, you could maybe also say that everyone's a little Spanish, too. That's because the culture that has made Ireland as...
17/03/2016
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