Mike McDougall
A Beginners Guide To Football In Spain
Football in Spain, much as it is in England, is undoubtedly the national game with a passion for the sport that can only be matched in a handful of countries around the world.
Date Posted: September 24, 2005
4 Top City Museums In Spain
Spain, with its myriad of influences and epic history, is a country with a diverse gamut of sights and sounds to offer its 45 million tourists who visit every year.
Date Posted: September 24, 2005
A Guide To Spain's Quirkier Festivals
Spaniards seem rarely to need much of a reason for a fiesta or festival of some sort and you can pretty much guarantee that wherever you are in Spain there will be some merrymaking going on somewhere in honour of a patron saint Ive...
Date Posted: September 24, 2005
Spains Other Languages
Despite Castilian (Or Español) being the main language of Spain there are also a number of other languages spoken throughout Spain many are now recognised officially by the government and regulated by governing bodies to ensure that they...
Date Posted: September 24, 2005
Blood And Sunshine - Bullfight In Malaga
On a blisteringly hot day in Malaga in the summer of 2001 whilst away learning Spanish in the Andalusian city, I resolved to see my first bullfight. With my father being a long time Spanish teacher I had often heard about his trips to the bullfight...
Date Posted: September 24, 2005
Saving the Iberian Lynx
Of the 32 remaining species of big cat left in the world, the Iberian Lynx is the most endangered, even more so than the Siberian tiger. Western Europes last remaining big cat is in serious trouble, recent estimations place the number of...
Date Posted: September 24, 2005
Andalucian Cuisine – A Guide
Undoubtedly one of Spains most culinary rich regions, Andalusia is an area famed for its cuisine and its culture of food. Much like the rest of Spain, food is an important part of social life; here the meal is about a lot more than simply...
Date Posted: September 23, 2005
The Cuisine Of Madrid - A Guide
The Madrid region (one of Spains smallest), as one would expect, is largely dominated by the capital city itself. It has been said, by gourmands and food critics alike, that Madrid does not really have an individual cuisine all of its own,...
Date Posted: September 23, 2005
Catalan Cuisine - A Guide
Barcelona a city renowned for its cultural diversity and multiple influences and in no area is this more noticeable than its cuisine. Heavily influenced by the surrounding Catalan region and its diverse geographical landscape the area is a...
Date Posted: September 23, 2005
Surfing Costa Ricas Pacific Coast
The Pacific coast of Costa Rica is fast becoming one of the hippest spots on the backpack merry-go-round. Its a surfers paradise in Central Americas most laid-back holiday spot.
Date Posted: September 13, 2005
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