According to the wikipedia, Consumerism is the equating of personal happiness with the purchasing of material possessions and consumption. We all know that consumption and production are related with one another. As we are looking for the relationship between consumerism and culture, we have to know the cathedral of consumption as well as the cathedrals […]
Part 24: El Camino de Santiago
Blisters, big cities and dodging cars. James was in contact with his dad by cell phone and it appeared it’d be awhile before he arrived. James and I got our gear squared away and went to the pool area to sit in the sauna and swim. Donal disappeared somewhere and wasn’t seen again for a […]
Fun Ways to Learn French Fast
French is a beautiful language. It is one of the rare languages where you can express all emotions. I feel romantic every time I speak it and learning French has added so much to my travels. When you learn a foreign language, you will also gain knowledge of the culture, geography, history and daily life. […]
Part 14: El Camino de Santiago
JAMES Camino Day 14 Buenos Dias Los Amigos, Today’s stage took us the piffling distance of 18 kms from Hospital Orbigo to Astorga. By rights, today should have been an absolute breeze, given that there was barely enough distance to raise a sweat and the fact that, ever since we left Beldorado, I have felt […]
Spain neglects its former territories
It may not have been discussed at lengths or received wide media publicities, but it is common knowledge that many countries once occupied or dominated by the royal Spanish Crown for many centuries are falling in the category of least developed countries. Look at the Philippines and other Latin American countries now? From the political […]
Seven Losing Short-listed Sites in the Choice of the 7 ‘New’ Wonders of the World
The Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Lisbon, Portugal recently reported on the selection of the 7 ‘new’ world wonders during a celebrity-studded ceremony held at Lisbon’s Stadium of Light on July 7, 2007. The AFP-Lisbon report mentions the names of the 7 ‘new’ world wonders, as follows: (1) the Great Wall of China, (2) the Colosseum […]