Spain

I don't think I'd ever be brave enough to leave Missouri for good. But, there are many that are making that choice and they're not just moving out of state. Some are moving to a foreign country and they're giving tips on the best places to land if that's something you're thinking about.

Folks in Bunol, Spain get together every year and throw 30,000 pounds of tomatoes at each other in an event they call "La Tomatina." Well, we have tomatoes here, too.

Up until a few minutes ago, I had never heard of a competition called "WindGames." For the uninitiated, "WindGames 2016," which just wrapped up a couple of weeks ago in Spain, features athletes stepping into a vertical wind-tunnel to show their moves in front of a cheering crowd...

Maybe you've heard of La Tomatina, the tomato-throwing free-for-all that takes place on the last Wednesday of August in the Spanish town of Bunol. La Tomatina is billed as "The World's Largest Food Fight," and it looks like more truth than hyperbole...

German tourist Martin Lozano was visiting the Cies Islands, off the northwest coast of Spain, when he placed his camera on a ledge to capture the antics of a seagull that was preening itself nearby. As you might expect, the seagull didn't appreciate the audience, so it grabbed the camera and took off...

I suppose if I was a fan of a baseball team that actually had a chance of advancement, I wouldn't have to turn my attention to global events like The World Cup, and now...The Running of the Bulls. However, I'm a Cub fan, which means, not really being bogged down with a pennant race, I've got time to learn about other things people around the globe do for fun and/or adventure...