PLAZA ESPAÑA: IT WON’T BE THE FINAL LEG OF HISTORY’S FIRST GLOBAL JOURNEY »
There's an ongoing party at the Plaza España in Madrid, the “La Hispanoamericana”. A festival of the cultures, gastronomies and artisanal traditions of the Spanish-speaking countries in the New World, along the (accidental) route of the first circumnavigation of the earth. In anticipation of Día de la Hispanidad. On 12 October 2022, the Día de la Hispanidad will burst forth into a very special celebration, marking as it does the quincentenary of The Circumnavigation.
Chinese New Year’s Day Away from Home »
"The Chinese lunar calendar marks this year as the Year of the active, amusing and spotlight-grabbing Fire Rooster"
CHRONICLES OF A SOUTHEAST ASIAN SOJOURN – II »
The second installment of writer Karen Blythe’s fascinating “Chronicles of a Southeast Asian Sojourn” talks about the celebration of the Chinese New Year off China