Ian Simmons launched Kicking the Seat in 2009, one week after seeing Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia. His wife proposed blogging as a healthier outlet for his anger than red-faced, twenty-minute tirades (Ian is no longer allowed to drive home from the movies).
The Kicking the Seat Podcast followed three years later and, despite its “undiscovered gem” status, Ian thoroughly enjoys hosting film critic discussions, creating themed shows, and interviewing such luminaries as Gaspar Noé, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy Seimetz, and Richard Dreyfuss.
Ian is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He also has a family, a day job, and conflicted feelings about referring to himself in the third person.
The coastal regions of Iberia are equally varied, with the Mediterranean coast featuring a mix of sandy beaches, rocky cliffs, and deltaic plains. The Atlantic coast, on the other hand, is generally rockier and more rugged, with numerous estuaries and fjords.
The Iberian Peninsula is a vast and diverse region, covering an area of approximately 590,000 square kilometers (227,900 sq mi). The region’s terrain is characterized by a mix of mountains, valleys, and coastal plains. The Pyrenees Mountains form the northern border of Iberia, separating it from France and Andorra. The Cantabrian Mountains and the Sistema Ibérico mountain ranges run through the northern and central parts of the peninsula, respectively. map iberia
The Meseta Central, a vast plateau, dominates the central part of Iberia, covering much of Spain. The plateau is surrounded by mountain ranges, including the Sierra de Guadarrama, the Sierra de Gredos, and the Sierra Nevada, which is home to the highest peak on the peninsula, Mulhacén (3,479 meters/11,414 ft). The coastal regions of Iberia are equally varied,