In this week’s Camino a Ítaca there is silence. A great silence that seems to have been purchased at an extreme and dangerous cost. If the Emperor isn’t wearing any clothes, he must be told…even if he is from your political party. And if they are guilty of crimes…let them pay. Click over to read…
It’s hot…well, it’s always hot in Spain during the summer but this week has been particularly hot. This week’s Camino a Ítaca circles the globe and looks at why some have such a problem with the axiom of Climate Change. Click over to read the original article in Spanish in el Hoy or read the…
Remember when sea monsters were scary green dragon-like creatures that swallowed entire ships and saved the ravishing maiden for dessert? Times have changed. In this lake just about big enough to be a sea lives a legend that has morphed from its First Nation tale origins into a Disney-friendly smiling reptile that adorns everything from…
Why does it seem that with every year, winter seems to get longer and longer? No matter how mild the year, as with this past winter here in Extremadura, the dark days of the ‘other’ equinox drag on longer than your 10th grade math teacher droning on about algebra. I even sometimes find myself wishing…
Years ago while living in the south-western corner of the Arabian peninsula, now unnameable, the sun shone almost everyday…almost. At times the clear blue sky would darken with sand blowing in from the vast deserts that ring the mountains and then for about 2 weeks a year irregular monsoons would blow through and flood the…
Travel, as far and wide as you can. But tread lightly. Writing in Verge Travel.
The music has died down and faded away, the stage has been packed up, the tourists have gone home and the artists are playing somewhere else. WOMAD 2009 has come and gone, but something hasn’t left…and it’s here to stay for awhile…a LONG while. On Saturday night alone as people danced to the likes of…
Rail seems to be all the rage lately on the progressive travel radar here in Europe, and rightly so…but be careful, Greenwash lurks under the carbon-light promises. Just over a week ago an article in the Guardian was gushing over the fact that Spain’s new high speed rail link between the countries 2 major cities…