Hidden between Tibet, Nepal, China and India, Bhutan is a tiny kingdom different from anything one might have seen before. On March 24th 2008 Bhutan had its first democratic elections and it will even have a young new king at the end of the year. This will be the year of... [+]
Even though her child’s father left her when she became pregnant, Lorena carried on with motherhood. She delivered the baby and returned to her father's home. Her independence was impossible with a disability allowance of only 300 euros a month. According to the WHO, of the 600... [+]
Lack of access to safe water obstructs personal development of many women in Malawi. Obligated by tradition they spend the day collecting water and cannot attend school or do productive activities. Water becomes something to even die for. (FULL TEXT AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING... [+]
Angelita is 85 and her youngest son, Ángel Luis, is 47. They should be living their own lives separately but Ángel has a cerebral atrophy caused by AIDS. And his mom has taken the option of looking after him until her last day. Since the first case of AIDS was reported in... [+]
The Born is a very fashionable quarter in Barcelona where design has a strong presence (lots of young designers have their workshops there) in an environment that is not fashionable but old and charming. Trendy people walk around all day, most of them shopping and enjoying the... [+]
In the past ten years jellyfish has been arriving to the coast in Barcelona, making the summer a bit strange for people who either work in or enjoy the sea. The climate change and the bad practices at fishing are making these jellies proliferate more than ever. [+]
America's Cup edition in 2007 spotlighted this city that mixes tradition with modernity. Come and have a quick look. [+]
Just few hours with her were enough to know that Amira Dibsi (not real name) is a brave woman who has faced many difficulties in life. Now a teacher of Arabic, in 1976, when she was a student at university, she met someone in her family who was a member of Al-Fatah. She joined... [+]
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, capital city of Spanish island Tenerife, and San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the only city in the island declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO, are two main destination when traveling to the Canary Islands. This is a short walk into these two cities. [+]
It is said that true cities never sleep. Madrid-Barajas airport keeps its insomniac eyes wide open 24 hours a day, like an independent major city that beats in Madrid's outskirts. Inside it houses little towns, emulating a tireless and varied russian doll, riddled with legends... [+]
Twenty years after the worst nuclear accident of History, Chernobyl area tries to survive in the memory of everyone. Everything there tries to survive in its own memory. The city of Prypiat, 3 Km far from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, once had 45.000 inhabitants and today... [+]
It's been twenty years since the worst nuclear accident in the history of humanity happened, and when we hear the word “Chernobyl” we still think of children with malformations, adults with visible tumors or people going crazy. But we never think about those thousands of... [+]
Mother-father-son relationships get more complex with a new member in the family. A second child demands new roles to be assumed. The until then King of Home might feel dethroned. Jealousy is a normal reaction. The remedy? Understanding and patience. (full text available in... [+]
With only seven people living inside the urban area and having its own City Hall and Mayor, Sant Jaume de Frontanyà is the smallest town in Catalonia. Surrounded by mountains, it is a great place for vacation, to do some exercise or just walk and admire the landscapes and the... [+]
Big Size Queen is a non profit contest and organization that supports the collective of overweighted people. They count with numerous sponsors such as a models agency, big sizes clothes companies and shops, hairdressers, hotels and other kind of companies. The contest was... [+]
When any of us look at a magazine one can see the tendencies for next season, new collections… there are ads all over. For women who have undergone a mastectomy it is difficult to see a whole underwear collection or even to buy a swimsuit. They have to go to specific pharmacies... [+]
About 1.700 vehicles 'fought' this year for the 42.000m2 of Montmeló circuit, in Barcelona (Spain). Not anybody can show his car here. Selection process is tough and the spectacularity of the cars shown proves it. Close your mouth or you'll get flies in it. If one believes to... [+]
Pain and weariness cannot be seen, they do not leave any signal and they play to hide with doctors. We are not talking about the pain or the tiredness that any person has experienced at some point, but of a disqualifying pain and an exhausting fatigue. These are the more common... [+]
Carme ruscalleda is the only woman in Spain that has a three Michelin star restaurant, the fourth in the world and the only one in the world to have a total of five stars (two more just got for her restaurant in Tokyo, Japan). Her Spanish restaurant, Sant Pau, is in Sant Pol de... [+]
There's a small city in Spain called Alcoy where they have the most antique parade of the Three Wise Men in the country. It is 120 years old and it is probably the oldest one known in the world as well. For those who live in Alcoy it is impossible to not believe in the Three... [+]
The best way Anna has found to welcome Autumn is to through up lots of dry, fallen leafs. Surrounded by yet green beeches she enjoys the new season. [+]
The culture of clubs gains space in the night leisure in some big European cities, as Barcelona (Spain). Delimited and closed, centers of worship of the electronic music, the clubs mark elitist distance with neighborhood discotheques. The night gets plenty of musical businesses... [+]
Flamenco is an ancient art that not only thrills Spanish people. All over the world the passion that goes beyond the voices, instruments and powerful dancings is appreciated and acknowledged. In Japan they are mad about flamenco. More than 80.000 pupils in about 600 hundred... [+]
Francis lost his sight when he was 19. Now, 48, he's married and has quite a normal life, travelling, doing some sport, going out with friends and whatever anyone can do. Even going to the football though he cannot see the game. Juanma is a 17 years old boy like any other. He... [+]
Anna, Gabriel, Alejandro and Marta do not know each other –only Marta and Alejandro, who are sister and brother. Despite this fact they have lots of things in common starting by the obviousness of their overweight or, in the case of the two boys, their obesity. These four... [+]