Hamming It Up In Spain

Among various other things, Spain is one enormous banquet table, laden with distinctive and delicious treats from every corner of the land and surrounding seas. But I daresay there’s nothing more distinctive in the country – or in Europe, for that matter – than the ubiquitous sight of cured ham hanging in bars, tabernas, and restaurants throughout this country (not even in Italy do you see this, despite the popularity of its similar ham, prosciutto, and Italians eat just half the amount of cured ham that Spaniards do each year). It’s a tradition that... keep reading 

Aircraft Maintenance Secrets Revealed

I recently had the opportunity to tour the 220,000-square metre (54-acre) maintenance facilities of Iberia Airlines at Madrid's Barajas Airport, to observe the incredibly meticulous processes brought to bear on enormous and enormously complex machinery that carries tens of thousands of people through the air every day. It was, it goes without saying, an impressive experience ... keep reading

images | Jardoz, Javier Pedreira