When it comes to surfing in Spain, the green coast up along the Atlantic Ocean's Bay of Biscay looms large, and nowhere larger than the lovely beaches of the...
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A two-hour flight from Iberia’s China gateway Shanghai, the world’s third most populous city (18½ million, metro area 25 million) is one of those places which are of course home...
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Quick, what’s Africa’s largest country? If you said Congo, Libya, or South Africa, well, yes, they’re certainly up there, but the answer is Libya’s (plus Morocco’s and Tunisia’s)...
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As this blog has mentioned before, Portugal's lovely, balmy Atlantic island of Madeira and its capital Funchal, but this time I'd like to go into a little more detail about one of...
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Sure, San Juan is always fun and lively. But there are certain times of year when Puerto Rico's seaside capital pulls out all the stops...
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Several weeks ago I poured you some refreshing sidra (cider) from northern Spain’s Principality of Asturias. But as we move into autumn apple-harvest season...
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As one of the great hsitoric cities of the world, the capital of Hungary feels naturally cinematic (and certainly the locals are film buffs par excellence). Over the years,...
-Cuatro Vientos Airport, 22 September 1946
“Good afternoon, sir. Would you be so kind as to step on the scale…”
“Scale?? To weigh me? Why?”
“Maintaining total weight control on a flight...
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Glorious old Granada, Andalusia is on the small side as Spanish cities go (pop. 238,000), and its city coat of arms declares it to be "noble, loyal, renowned, great,...
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The United States can claim a number of marvelous destinations that offer a unique sense of place, attractions, and traditions: Key West, South Miami Beach, New Orleans – and...