A Kazakh man cut off his penis at Madrid’s Barajas airport to avoid being extradited home and was taken to hospital in a serious condition, Spanish media reported today.
If August is the “silly season” for journalists, it must be idiot season for travelers. At least for travelers in Spain, where it seems another foreigner falls from a window each week. Some are blaming a stunt called “balconing” but I’m not so sure. Here’s an incomplete rundown of this summer’s auto-defenestrations (so far).
In a poll conducted by onePoll.com, 15,000 “well-travelled lovers” were asked to identify their best and worst sex partners according to nationality. Can you match the offense with the man? Too smelly Greece Too lazy Wales Too quick Holland Too dominating Scotland Too rough Russia Too lovey-dovey Germany Too selfish England Too loud Turkey Too [...]
Bad news for the world’s real Brünos. Ibiza may be over. From the Guardian: A weak pound, a miserable economic climate and the promise of high summer temperatures all threaten to put a damper on the Ibiza party, with VisitBritain predicting a 20% rise in British holidays this year. The explosion of the international festival [...]
In a report that will be widely blogged for its catchy headline potential (see above), Spain’s Superior Council of Scientific Investigations has announced that air samples taken in Madrid and Barcelona contained very small amounts of cocaine, speed, opiates, cannabinoids and even LSD. From the AP:
From urban legend to the big screen to the real-life streets of Madrid. It’s kidneys for sale! From UPI: Internet advertisements touting “kidney for sale” have been proliferating in recent months as Spain faces a 17 percent unemployment rate, The Times of London reported. Such transactions are illegal in Europe, but that hasn’t stopped a [...]
