Travelers Are Being Increasingly Turned Off by Overtourism—Consider Skipping These Trending Destinations
WaL reported last year that 2024 was the most touristy year in human history, with many European destinations reeling from…
Tag: Spain
Scientist Exposes ‘Blue Zones’ to be Myth Based on Pension Fraud, Not Diet and Lifestyle
In what is likely to be seen as the health and fitness equivalent of something like the Watergate or…
Famous Lovers, Moorish Towers, and Ham Make up the Charms of This Northern Spanish City
There’s a joke in Spain that the country has two cities that don’t exist: Murcia, the biggest city that…
Spain Suffers from (and Revels in) a Distinct Lack of Urgency
What would a Google or TripAdvisor review of an average American restaurant be if an appetizer order took 45…
Traversing the Battle Lines Between Islam and Christianity–also Rock Climbing
In my last dispatch, I teased I was visiting the Spanish region of Aragon, and that I would perhaps…
Whether to Go Back to Countries Visited and Loved, or Seek New Lands
I am in Spain for a month. Early indications are—beautiful, fulfilling, peaceful. In a region few reference, to see…
Spain, ‘to put an end to the war’ Applies to Join Genocide Case Against Israel in Rare 180°
Spanish foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares announced on Thursday that his nation would seek to join South Africa’s case…
ICJ Ruling Begins to Weaken Decades-Long Israeli Foreign Policy Success of Combatting BDS
Since the International Court of Justice’s injunction in January on the provisional measures requested by South Africa that Israel…
COVID Mandates and Messaging Resurfacing Around the West Amid Largely Harmless Rise in Cases
Greece is “urging” citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Spain has reintroduced mask-mandates inside medical establishments, American universities are…
1/04 End of the Empire: Pentagon Calls for a Coalition of the Willing to Police the Red Sea: No One Answers
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…
Much Like Stonehenge, Solstice Sunlight Would Have Danced on the Walls of This Neolithic Spanish Tomb
Story at a glance… An incredible stone tomb has been found at a famous Neolithic site in Spain. A…
Barcelona Mayor Breaks off Civic Relations With Tel-Aviv over “Apartheid State”
In a rather unique act of local government action, paired only in scale perhaps by the Ben & Jerry’s…
NATO to Octuple Standing Army, Fight Terrorism Across Africa, Middle-East, and “Address” China
PICTURED: Demonstrators take part in an anti-NATO protest ahead of the NATO summit, held on June 28th and June…
Fossilized Footprints Show Cretaceous Hunting Dinosaurs Were Fast and Surprisingly Agile
PICTURED: One of the La Torre 6A trackway footprints from La Rioja, Spain. PC: Pablo Navarro-Lorbés. Spanish paleontologists studying…
Travel in Almeria: A Hub for Andalusian Adventure
PUNTA BAJA, Almeria, Spain. October 3rd, 2021. PICTURED: Sunrise over the volcanic sea cliffs and inlets of Cabo de…
Andalusian Adventures
The beauty of southern Spain is comprised of many things which I love dearly. Chief among these delights were…
As UNESCO Meets, Spain’s Commitment To Their Biosphere Is A Testament To Ecotourism In Europe
PICTURED: The Committee in session at the 31st bi-annual meeting of the UNESCO MAB Program. Paris, France. June 18th,…