Madrid is having a makeover. The pharaoh—as Madrid’s visionary mayor is being called—is at work. Buildings are cloaked in screens, monuments in scaffolding; streets are dug up, and routes are diverted. Spain’s capital is living the greatest transformation in its history, and one of the most ambitious in Europe—and it’s about time, think many. (read more...)

We’re a law-abiding, line-toeing lot up here in the luxurious BK Skysuites. But there’s one thing we hate more than jail, caning or even guilt and that’s confusion. And the worst example of confusion that we know of is when you, Gentle Reader, are confused about something that we’ve printed in the pages of BK. (read more...)

Dear Mr KIA: After a long period of serious consideration, I’ve just ended up buying an old cramped apartment near Central Pinklao. Though unfriendly neighbors and unpleasant views are annoying me, I still think staying in the place has a bright side. (read more...)