Deserts, we usually mean by this sand dunes, no life, and especially no water, the ultimate source of life on earth. Geographically we imagine deserts in almost any place on earth, in Africa and Asia, in Americas and Australia. One continent however doesn’t fit well with lifeless terrains, Europe. But this situation can be changed in a very short period of time. Though, now Europe is still an... 

When the Phoenicians first ventured westwards in search of trade some 2500 years ago, they came across a land inhabited by tribes which the Greeks would later call the Iberians (after the river Iberus- the Ebro). They also saw (and no doubt roasted) some strange floppy-eared animals which appeared in great numbers everywhere. So they called the land i-shepan-im, or the land or coast of rabbits or to... 

There are no laws against nudity in Spain – which means that in theory you can go nude anywhere you like in the country. Whether this means the police would be happy for you to walk in the nude down Las Ramblas is questionable. But what it does mean is that nudism is widely practiced on Spain’s beaches. Because of this, there are no ‘nudist beaches’ as such, though there are...