Douchebag's Guide to Carbon Footprint Reduction
Every day I wake up and blithely contribute to climate change. Out of mental lethargy and a misguided sense of being too busy, I...
Metropolitan Green Card: Promoting Public Transport in Barcelona
Trade in your old car and get three years free public transport; the latest idea to reduce traffic and contamination in Barcelona. The...

Can Valldaura: Completing the Material Circle
High above Cerdanyola del Vallès in the hills of Collserola is a masia with a fascinating past. Its been a home to Barcelonese Counts, to...

Jungle Frank: Celebration of a Spanish Eccentric
The author of sci-fi classic Dune, Frank Herbert, once said: 'Behold, as a wild ass in the desert, I go forth to work.' Substitute the...

The Desertification of Spain's Drylands
The Guadalentín Valley in Murcia. If you've ever driven to Andalucía along Spain's east coast, chances are you've passed through it. Home...

A Jewel on the Valencian Coast: Montgó Natural Park
It's a microclimate of tantalizing floral and geological diversity, with wildflowers, limestone caves, rousing views, secluded bays and...

Know your Iberian Trees: The Stone Pine
Name: Stone Pine In Spanish: Pino piñonero AKA: Parasol pine, umbrella pine, pinus pinea. The handsome umbrella canopy and bright green...