Spain

by Sean McLachlan (13 hours ago)
A man was gored to death today at the famous running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. It is the first such death since 2003.
The victim, reported by Spanish media to be a Spanish national named Daniel Jimeno Romero, 27, was killed when a brown bull named Capuchino broke ...

by Scott Carmichael (4 days ago)
A passenger on a Thomas Cook flight became the hero of the day when he was able to fix a fault on the plane that was scheduled to bring him and his fellow passengers back home from Menorca. The plane had developed a fault and was destined to be stuck at the airport for 8 ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (4 days ago)
The UN World Tourism Organization just changed its mind about global travel and tourism this year. I guess forecasting is easy when you can always issue a new one ... as long as the previous efforts are forgotten. Well, I wish I could tell you that the UN believes we've ...

by Kraig Becker (5 days ago)
The 2009 Tour de France got underway yesterday with an individual time trial through the streets of Monaco. The Prologue was a short and fast 15.5km (9.6 miles) sprint that started with a steady climb and ended with the riders screaming back down the hill towards the finish ...

by Kraig Becker (7 days ago)
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee just wrapped up its 33rd annual conference in Seville, Spain, where they added 13 new sites to their list of amazing locations around the globe, and made the unusual move of ...

by Brenda Yun (9 days ago)
Welcome to the glorious month of July here at Gadlinks! There's plenty of great reads out there, so let's get started:
Do you want the lowdown on what's going on in Honduras right now? I know I do! I found a great explanation of the Honduran coup at the Moon blog, ...

by Sean McLachlan (16 days ago)
It's a popular dream--move to a sunny, beautiful part of the world where life is cheap and say goodbye to the home country forever. But the BBC has found that the dream of many expats has soured because of the economic downturn. The article focuses on the tens of thousands ...

by Scott Carmichael (17 days ago)
Seventy terrified passengers refused to board their Thomas Cook plane in Mallorca, Spain this week because the airline had asked them to all sit in the back of the plane. During its time on the ground, baggage workers were unable to open the rear cargo door of the plane, ...

by Kraig Becker (27 days ago)
The U.K. based online magazine Wide World launched at the beginning of May, and is already building a library of good content for adventure travelers and outdoor enthusiasts. The articles vary greatly in subject matter and include an interview with free diver Sara Campbell, ...

by Karen Walrond (29 days ago)
When you're first starting out in photography, you're likely to read, or hear, or have told to you: "See the light. When you can see the light, you'll be a great photographer. You just have to see the light." Many times, I've had new photographers retort with exasperation: ...

by Jeremy Kressmann (1 month ago)
We like winners. Whether it's the winning army of a war or the world's fastest 100 meter runner, we lavish attention and praise on the victors and relegate the losers to the dustbin of history. The same is true of travel - the most important travel cities like New York, ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (1 month ago)
I know that part of traveling aborad is experiencing new cuisine. And, Madrid's a great place to do that. Sometimes, though, you just have a jones for the familiar. Or, you're in the mood to dine 'n' dash. I get it. When you need a quick fix, a hotdog's the likely answer, ...

by Sean McLachlan (1 month ago)
Madrid is one of the art capitals of Europe, and each season the city's big three art museums host major exhibitions. This summer looks like it's going to be an especially good one.
Perhaps the biggest show of the season is the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum's show on Matisse. ...

by Jeremy Kressmann (1 month ago)
Summer. Music. Could any two words in the English language possibly go so well together? There's just something about warm weather that makes you want to be outside, bare feet touching soft grass and dirt underfoot, hands in the cool night air, eardrums fluttering to the ...

by Jeremy Kressmann (1 month ago)
Welcome back. Here we are again for Gadling's weekly roundup of links from the independent travel experts at BootsnAll. This week's links are custom-made to get your wanderlust racing and put you in the right travel mindset. So pull that suitcase out of the closet and start ...

by Sean McLachlan (1 month ago)
Next time you visit Madrid or Barcelona, breathe deeply. Along with the car exhaust, you'll be getting a whiff of cocaine, according to a recent study. The Superior Council of Scientific Investigations tested the air in various barrios in the two cities where drug use is ...

by Kraig Becker (2 months ago)
One of my favorite aspects of travel is visiting unique markets in foreign countries. These sometimes charming, sometimes chaotic, always fascinating and entertaining places offer up slices of local culture, unusual foods, and a variety of other goods, both common and ...

by Scott Carmichael (2 months ago)
Got someone in your life that you really want to WOW? How about a 6 night trip from the US to Paris and Barcelona? Today's travel deal includes airfare from the US to Paris, then on to Barcelona, then back home. You also get 3 nights in Paris and 3 nights in Barcelona, plus ...

by Heather Poole (2 months ago)
Today I'm flying from Los Angeles to New York to start my reserve rotation for May. I'm bringing my son along with me. He's two. Because my husband travels on business often and I'll be on-call, my son will be spending eight days with grandma and grandpa. Oh sure I'll take ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (2 months ago)
When I saw the headline in The Sun – the tabbiest of the British tabloids – I half dismissed it as nonsense and half looked out my window for four horsemen with a hell of a lot of attitude. Brits are flocking to the forests, it seems, thanks to a brutal drop in ...
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