We explore a city that combines faded splendor with a dynamic entrepreneurial culture, one that has long been overlooked, but is now undergoing an unprecedented revival – but the process has had its critics… Every year, on April 25, communists…
The former Harland & Wolff headquarters has been turned into a light, bright hotel that does full justice to this architectural and historic gem Belfast people can be a little queasy about things Titanic. Even before the 2012 centenary of…
B2 Mystery Behind Neruda’s Death to Be Revealed “Soon we will confirm that Pablo Neruda was assassinated,” said Neruda’s nephew. The cause of death of iconic Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is set to be discussed at an expert panel in…
B1+ Catalonia profile – Timeline 9th century – County of Barcelona formed along with several other counties as a result of efforts by Charlemagne to establish a buffer zone between his Frankish Empire and Muslim-ruled Spain. 1023-76 – Under Ramon…
B2 The day will come when bullfighting is history Two centuries have not completely cured the Spanish of the savagery involved in a “fiesta” that involves the slow death of an animal Two centuries ago, the horses were disemboweled in…
The world’s most famous drug lord may be dead but his on-screen appeal is very much alive. With the release of the third season of Narcos on September 1, former Colombian cartel king Pablo Escobar is dead, leaving behind a legacy…
C1 Life After the USSR: Buying the Dream, Living the Nightmare By: Eric Draitser The reality of life in post-Soviet Eastern Europe is not at all what was promised. Standing in front of the Berlin Wall in June 1987, then…
B2 Ronnie Wood: ‘Bowie’s death especially affected me – we were the same age’ Ronnie Wood and I meet a little prior to our interview at a central London hotel, bumping into each other in the lift. “Have I met…
The “Donated” Palace Tours The Francisco Franco Foundation has chosen to run guided tours of the palatial retreat in Galicia where Spain’s dictator and his family spent their summer holidays claiming it’s “an excellent opportunity to show the general public…
Less visited by tourists than other attractions, the huge site boasts a pool, a zoo and an amusement park While thousands of tourists brave Madrid’s scorching summer heat to see sights such as the Plaza de España or the Royal…
