Mike Mcdougall - Articles

 

For the last five years Mike McDougall has been working as a
travel writer and marketeer. He's currently working for a
Spanish language School (http://www.babylon-idiomas.com/) to
provide additional cultural and travel related material on Spain
and Latin America. This article is licensed under a Creative
Commons License:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/uk/

Prestige Oil Disaster

On November 13th 2002, the Liberian owned tanker, The Prestige, ran into trouble in heavy weather off the coast of Galicia. The 240 metre single-hulled ship had burst one its tanks and was starting to leak oil Read

By: Mike Mcdougall | 25/10/2005 | Environment

Blood and sunshine - bullfight in Malaga

I had often heard about his trips to the bullfight with his students and I also had vague recollections of a television programme watched whilst on holiday in northern Spain commemorating. Read

By: Mike Mcdougall | 10/09/2005 | Travel

Surfing Costa Rica's Pacific coast

Nicoya peninsula and Dominical further to the south are the real hotspots where the beaches are sublime and trees and rocks tumble down to meet the fine, white. Read

By: Mike Mcdougall | 10/09/2005 | Travel

Top four city museums in Spain

Particular is in its museums and galleries, a rich history of art and culture has left Spain a huge legacy in this department with names such as Dali, Picasso and Miro leading. Read

By: Mike Mcdougall | 10/09/2005 | Travel

A guide to some of Spain's quirkier festivals

In honour of a patron saint - I've decided to look at some of Spain's quirkier, slightly less known festivals and enlighten readers as to some of the stranger practices which take. Read

By: Mike Mcdougall | 10/09/2005 | Travel