COMMENT: We live only 30 minutes drive from Spain and haven't been there near enough.

A Spanish council is in uproar after its three-metre wide inflatable model of a dog dropping strangely vanished from a public square.

Heartbreaking footage shows a captive killer whale appearing to beach itself on a concrete slab following a show for tourists at a theme park.

They are the bucket-list destinations tourists are loving to death. Some of these sites have been shut down, while for others the risk lingers.

Did you miss me yesterday? I'm sorry, I was delirious in bed and couldn't write.

Exploring Barcelona by bus today was a fantastic way to get a taste of the city.

Student in the Spain bus crash describes waking up with "everyone on the floor" and trying to crawl out with broken vertebrae.

A man who spent almost 20 years caged in a dovecote "for his own good" has been freed.

Doctor who disappeared from Spain discovered living as a hermit in the forests of Tuscany.

Catalans vote today on the de facto referendum for their independence from Spain.

A heavily-pregnant woman killed in Spain's worst-ever rally accident was due to give birth tomorrow.

A British woman has been killed after she smashed into an ancient Roman bridge whilst bungee jumping in Spain as her aunt watched on.

Huge numbers of British tourists are flocking to beaches in Spain in the wake of the Tunisia terror attacks.

WATCH: Dramatic footage of the moment a man was gored by a bull in Pamplona, Spain.

Maxine Frith takes in an 18-course tasting menu which take seven hours to get through... and is worth every cent.

Kevin Pilley gets a splash of red wine on his shirt at a messy Spanish festival.

New Zealand has slipped in an international measure of travel and tourism competitiveness on a range of measures, especially the cost to visit here.

Spain's development ministry has said that a fire broke out on a ferry as it journeyed from Palma on the island of Majorca to Valencia in Spain.

With youth unemployment running at more than 50 per cent, Spain's Supreme Court has decided even grown-up children must be supported by their families unless they have a job.

Auckland - the home of some spectacular finishes in the Volvo Ocean Race - again delivered a memorable welcome for the fleet at the weekend, but for two Kiwis at the helm it was special.

Spanish yacht Mapfre won the duel into Auckland last night, as leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race came to a thrilling conclusion.

Forget the famed Trans-Siberian Railway - the world's longest rail journey now runs between Spain and China.

A British man has been arrested for allegedly killing a German man he caught filming his young daughter at a Spanish holiday resort favoured by the rich and famous.

Spain planned to attack Britain's new colony in Australia with a 100-vessel armada as part of an operation to "take the fight to the British in the Pacific", documents show.

In Ibiza's bars, young travellers pay big prices, but there are ways to avoid a budget blowout, writes Sam McKeith.

The New Zealand navy has intercepted fishing vessels with illegal catch in the Southern Ocean.

Fresh seafood, lively market stalls and stunning architecture make this Spanish city a must-visit destination, writes Manuel Meyer.

The UN's refugee agency has revealed "the most lethal route in the world" after a record number of deaths.

"Compramos Oro." We buy gold. I thought the signs would be gone by now or at least there would be fewer.

Spain's wealthiest aristocrat was a duchess seven times over, a countess 19 times and a marquesa 23 times. Her name was a mouth full as well.