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Spain, Portugal gain tourists in Greek crisis

Lisbon—a winner as the Greek crisis cuts into Greek vacation bookings   One man’s famine is turning into another man’s feast. As tourist bookings for Greece stumble in the midst of the Euro crisis and uncertainty about supplies of money,…

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Driving in Spain: better be a hands-on experience!

If you’re driving in Spain anytime soon, keep your hands on the wheel. Spanish police are taking a very literal view of “keep your hands on the wheel and your eye on the road.”   In two recent cases in the Salamanca area, drivers were fined for…

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Day 2 of Spanish Air Control Strike: Mixed Effects

Today is the second day of a planned 4-day series of short strikes by Spain’s air traffic controllers, who are angry over punishments meted out for a strike in 2010.   Monday’s first day of the strike, which was expected to cause issues for up to…

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Ryanair Madrid strike; no baggage service

Ryanair’s ground workers at Madrid’s airport are on an “open-ended” strike against plans to cut their wages 25-30% as well as issues over inadequate safety equipment, work shifts and holidays. They’ve accused the company of refusing to negotiate with…

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Wait! Wait! What Was THAT?

This is about those moments when you look at something as you walk about a city (or outside one) and you see something so odd, or at any rate odd enough, that you just need to tell someone about it, or show them.

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Catalan nudists ask Euro court for right to bare

Fighting a local anti-nudity ordinance in a town north of Barcelona, the Catalan Naturist Club, having lost its appeals all the way to Spain’s highest court, is now appealing to the European Human Rights Court at Strasbourg.   The Spanish high…

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Spain, Portugal gain tourists in Greek crisis

Lisbon—a winner as the Greek crisis cuts into Greek vacation bookings   One man’s famine is turning into another man’s feast. As tourist bookings for Greece stumble in the midst of the Euro crisis and uncertainty about supplies of money,…

Read More

Driving in Spain: better be a hands-on experience!

If you’re driving in Spain anytime soon, keep your hands on the wheel. Spanish police are taking a very literal view of “keep your hands on the wheel and your eye on the road.”   In two recent cases in the Salamanca area, drivers were fined for…

Read More

Day 2 of Spanish Air Control Strike: Mixed Effects

Today is the second day of a planned 4-day series of short strikes by Spain’s air traffic controllers, who are angry over punishments meted out for a strike in 2010.   Monday’s first day of the strike, which was expected to cause issues for up to…

Read More

Ryanair Madrid strike; no baggage service

Ryanair’s ground workers at Madrid’s airport are on an “open-ended” strike against plans to cut their wages 25-30% as well as issues over inadequate safety equipment, work shifts and holidays. They’ve accused the company of refusing to negotiate with…

Read More

Wait! Wait! What Was THAT?

This is about those moments when you look at something as you walk about a city (or outside one) and you see something so odd, or at any rate odd enough, that you just need to tell someone about it, or show them.

Read More

Catalan nudists ask Euro court for right to bare

Fighting a local anti-nudity ordinance in a town north of Barcelona, the Catalan Naturist Club, having lost its appeals all the way to Spain’s highest court, is now appealing to the European Human Rights Court at Strasbourg.   The Spanish high…

Read More