Survival protestors target international tourism fair in Madrid
Region: Spain
January 22, 2011 Visitors to the international tourism fair in Madrid were today met by Survival protestors calling for a boycott of tourism to Botswana. The protestors, angry at the Botswana government’s treatment of the Kalahari Bushmen, stood beside the Botswana Tourism Organization’s stand inside the fair, holding placards that read, ‘boycott Botswana tourism’ and ‘save the ... more
Views: 1404Ibiza Hotels - Satisfying for Families, Couples and Groups as each have a right to enjoy
Region: SpainEveryone wants to stay in luxury and affordable hotel like hotel cala nova ibiza to enjoy the best moment fo their life. However not whole time we can afford this facility of staying at the five star ones depending on the budget of the tour & personal investment for shopping. The hotel cala nova ibiza hotels and hotel ereso ibiza provide a different approach and quality to satisfy the customer requirement. During t... more
Views: 1202Ibiza Hotels: The Best Place to make your holidays Memorable
Region: SpainThe Los Angeles apartments Ibiza is a perfect place to stay while you are going for holidays in the Ibiza. The Los Angeles apartments Ibiza, located at the core centre of the San Antonio and most popular and preferable option for the travelers coming to the San Antonio. Mostly people and especially young ones prefer San Antonio to visit in the months of July and August. People prefer those hotels and apartments which a... more
Views: 1267Spanish Heatwave Leads To Fires
Region: SpainContinuing high temperatures in Spain have meant an outbreak of forest fires across the main peninsula and on the Canary islands. Most of Spain is now coded as being at very high risk of wild fires and citizens are being cautioned to be very careful when out in the countryside. Firefighters have been kept very busy trying to control fires which have burnt thousands of hectares of land. So far, six firefighters have lo... more
Views: 1543Second ETA Bombing In Spain
Region: SpainA second bombing by the Basque terrorist group, ETA, occurred today this time in Palmanova on the spanish resort island of Palma de Mallorca. At least two people are reported dead when a bomb placed under an all-terrain police vehicle exploded at 1:50 in the afternoon spanish time. The vehicle had been parked in front of a building used by the local police and the Guardia Civil for several hours prior to the... more
Views: 2245ETA Bomb In Spain
Region: SpainAt least 54 people are said to be injured in a car bombing in the northern Spanish city of Burgos. The blast occurred on Wednesday in the early morning hours outside a Civil Guard barracks. Authorities blame the Basque terroritst group ETA. ETA, which usually gives warning prior to their attacks, gave no warning prior to this explosion. Of the 54 people reported injured 6 are children. 43 of the ususa... more
Views: 1749Ronaldo Playing For Slave Wages
Region: Spain
Cristiano Ronaldo will be upset and maybe use this tidbit as ammunition when the time comes renegotiate. Brazilian sports daily Gazeta Esportiva mentioned that the Portuguese star will be earning less than minimum wage. Ok, chill. I will be getting flack from both sides that support or criticized this move, so please hear me out. Before I start to get comments about how my math is messed up and worse, let me clear ... more
Views: 1955Air in Madrid and Barcelona Contains Cocaine and LSD
Region: SpainResearchers: Cocaine and LSD in Spanish Air Won’t Hurt Anyone Barcelona has always been known for being a great party city, and that was before researchers from the Superior Council of Scientific Investigations, an institute of the Spanish government, discovered that the air there is laced with cocaine, LSD, amphetamines and opiates. The researchers said that while the amounts were negligible, they were higher o... more
Views: 1452What's Next For Madrid?
Region: SpainJuande Ramos' era as coach of Real Madrid ended the same way it started- losing to Barcelona. It started in an awkward press conference in which they were giving Bernd Schuster his walking papers. Then all of a sudden he popped out from backstage. The match on Saturday showed that they were dominated (again) by their archrival. It became evident of the fact that La Liga was the Blaugrana a... more
Views: 1796Spain's Battle Against Terrorism
Region: SpainSpain continues to be a transit point and logistical base for terrorist organizations operating in western Europe, according to a US State Department report. In 2008, Spain arrested 65 suspected members of Islamic terrorist groups or sympathizers of such groups. Spain's largest problem in terms of terrorist organizations continues to be the Basque terrorist organization known as ETA. According to the report, 2008 was... more
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