Spain
- Population: 44.1 million (official figure, 2005)
- Capital: Madrid
- Area: 505,988 sq km (195,363 sq miles)
- Major languages: Spanish (Castilian), Catalan, Gallego (Galician), Euskera (Basque)
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 83 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents
Spain was one of the world’s last remaining fascist countries under General Franco who ruled until his death in 1977. Franco’s rule kept Spain in the dark ages of Europe and even kissing in public could get you in trouble with the police. Now Spain receives more tourism than any other European country and its beaches are almost uniformly lined with high rise holiday villas. Good fun to be had inland though.
Road Junky has 16 Spain articles. Scroll down to view.
Drunk, Lost and Overwhelmed in Spain
The first thing I see when I open my eyes is Montse sleeping in the bed across from me. I’m sweating, my mouth is chalk dry and tastes like acid, ...
Saving a Spanish Cat
We were ready to return to our chaotic Parisian lifestyle. My fiancé Fred and I were rejuvenated after a week in Parauta, a tiny village nestled in the mountains of ...
Dating Spanish Girls and Guys
Paul Theroux noted that Spanish pornography has an unhealthy obsession with bestiality and concluded that the bull fight itself might be a substitute sexual climax for the Spaniards. The blood, ...
November Rainbow Gathering in the Canary Islands
We know – you’re not hippies.
The idea of sitting around on a beach with people from all around the world, making music around camp fires and making love in the ...
The Tragic Story of Vindalf the Dog in La Palma
The Rainbow Gathering in the Canary Island of La Palma was the first I’d ever attended where I didn’t freeze to death. Instead of the usual setting on top of ...
Pamplona, Spain Running with the Bulls
There comes a time in the life of every young man when he feels the need to test his mettle and tempt the hands of Fate. He might sign up ...
Running With the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
Well, I ran with the bulls of Pamplona for the second morning now.
Technically I didn’t run with them as I got into the arena before the bulls did. The experience ...
Hitchhiking in Spain with Homosexual Drivers
A 24 hour ride with a junky from Ibiza had landed me in the middle of Spain under a fig tree. I chewed some fruit and stared out at ...
Ibiza Night Clubs and Travel
It´s hard to write about islands in the Mediterranean Sea without slipping into the kind of cliched descriptions of picturesque nature normally found in a travel brochure. But no matter ...
Moroccans in Barcelona, Spain
Scholars generally agree that the period of Muslim rule in Spain was one of the highlights in the history of Western civilization. Jews and Muslims lived together side by ...
The Bilbao Museum, Spain and Basque Separatists
Finally. Finally after thirty-three years of missed opportunities, uncomfortable silences and the fear I’d take my thoughts on the subject to the grave, someone asked me what I thought about ...
Barcelona Las Ramblas, Spain
Every city has its street, it seems, that is supposed to be the showcase of the character and charm of the place. London has Portobello Road, visitors to
Ibiza Travel Hippie Spain
Back in ´99 I came back to England after a few years of absence and at once got itchy feet. I headed down to the travel agency to check out ...
