Why the Spanish aren’t entrepreneurs
BARCELONA — And why the Spanish youth aren’t either. After all, 60 percent of those 30 and under are unemployed. Maybe it’s just not in the Spanish blood. Published with […]
Mobile World Congress: glimpsing the cordless future of smart cities
Being my first month living in Barcelona, I couldn’t resist going to the Mobile World Congress. I wrote two in-depth pieces about two themes I discovered while there. First, “In […]
What color do you travel in?
MADRID — Spanish start-up tries to put the color back into those musty, black-and-white travel guides. Published on SmartPlanet.com, February 21, 2013. Yes, Minube is one of those websites that […]
La Matanza, Yes that’s Spanish for massacre
If you’re not a first time reader of mine, you probably know I am both an animal lover and an avid carnivore. I think we as humans are meant to […]
Three innovators tackle a Spanish tradition: wine
MADRID — There’s nothing like sitting out on a terrace on a beautiful sunny Spanish day, sipping red, white or cava and munching on some cheese or jamon tapas. These […]
Ibero-American design sets out to reconnect
MADRID — What links Latin America back to the Iberian Peninsula? Design. Published on SmartPlanet.com, January 24, 2013. A shared history meets up with great design, photographed by a great […]
The problem from Medina to Mecca
MADRID — Sand. It’s a big problem. Huge. So how do you build a high-speed rail across the desert? You hire a Spanish team of engineers! Published on CBS SmartPlanet, […]
