by Dan Kirwan | Nov 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Cannabis Coffee Shop in Amsterdam.In a recent Blog on the subject of the Dutch Government forcing its unique Cannabis Coffee Shops not to sell its product to tourists, I posed the question that this discriminatory law would have to be challenged...
by Dan Kirwan | Nov 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
On the same day that the iconic Cafe Del Mar opened its doors in San Antonio, Tony Pike, embarked on another Ibiza institution, by opening the islands first ever Agrotourismo guest house, at the now legendary, Pikes Hotel. It was American Independence day, July 4th,...
by Dan Kirwan | Nov 12, 2012 | Ibiza People & Culture, Latest Blogs
In 1235, the island of Ibiza became a Catholic stronghold, when the incumbent Muslim Moors, were invaded and defeated by the Christian King of Aragon, James the first. A Templar Knight, he converted the Mosque, that had stood for over four centuries and in its place,...
by Dan Kirwan | Nov 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Father Of Eindhoven Frits Phillips.On a recent visit to the Dutch city of Eindhoven, best know as home to the Phillips Electronic Company and the PSV Eindhoven football team, I was saddened to find that new laws in Holland, now discriminate against non...
by Dan Kirwan | Nov 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
210 kilometres of shoreline, 53 beaches and 570 square kilometres of land, are the natural statistics of the beautiful land of Ibiza, the most western Island of the Mediterranean sea. In the 2001 census, the Island had a resident...