Why is Ceuta Spanish and not Moroccan? Here’s everything you need to know about Spain’s African exclave. “You see the Spanish flag at the top of the citadel?” asked local tour guide Toni, who was born and raised in the Spanish exclave, as we stood...
Discover the curious story of Pheasant Island, a 200-metre-long island in the middle of the Bidasoa River between France and Spain, which changes nationalities every six months. On a quiet stretch of the Bidasoa River between the Basque towns of Irun and Hendaye lies...
In Malaga, thousands of years of Mediterranean history collide in Costa del Sol’s most underrated city break destination. From fermented Phoenician fish sauce (Garum, anyone?) to Moorish castles and Picasso paintings, here’s how to explore Malaga’s history on a...
Travel Tramp’s survival series continues with an excessive take on surviving La Tomatina. Get ready to get knee deep in puree at the world’s largest and most outrageous food fight. You’ll be scraping tomatoes from every orifice by the end of it...
The view over the edge is startlingly mesmerising. The long, harrowing drop down into the gorge below is strangely magnificent, yet equally daunting. This is Ronda, a Spanish town built on the cliffs of Andalusia, where Hemingway saw death in the afternoon and...
Pamplona, the running of the bulls, that mad death defying experience on every traveller’s bucket list. I went to Pamplona in the summer and I can tell you the street parties are mental, you’ll probably get robbed and you’ll definitely be bleeding sangria from every...
I’m Richard, and I’m on a quest to understand the world through its borders and boundaries.
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