Most European cities have their own gay neighbourhood, but there are few villages in the world that have it. Sitges is one of these, although, rather than talking about a neighbourhood, we could speak of a whole town. This town has spent decades specializing in gay tourism. The beauty of its beaches - Sant Sebastia was selected by the New York Times as the best urban beach in Europe-and the openness of its people might have helped. Also its proximity to Barcelona has made it a meeting place for the young, open cosmopolitan. Rainbow flags wave in the windows, male couples stroll holding hands peacefully, the atmosphere is similar to London's Soho, but, instead of gray buildings an

OK, there are no more widely-filmed taxis than those of the city of New York, and no one forgets the round line of their London counterparts and Asians carts pulled by bicycle taxis are already a myth of global transport. But Spain also have its typical car rental with a driver in the Malagan town of Mijas, where a raised thumb stops a donkey with a registration. Yes, a donkey: the burrotaxis drop the flag on the Costa del Sol. The thing is very professional. The donkey, with its licence showing, stops and the driver acts as interpreter between the animal and the client. The service includes a tour of Mijas village in a cart or chair, each horse chooses the option pull in most for