Background: Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). In the second half of the 20th century, Spain has played a catch-up role in the western international community; it joined the EU in 1986. Continuing challenges include Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorism and further reductions in unemployment.
May 16th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville May 15, 2008
I didn’t do much today since my final wasn’t until 6 at night. So I studied some and hung out. After lunch, Julie and I headed to school where I decided to not study more a ... 3 photos[full story]
May 14th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville May 12, 2008
Just thought everyone should know that today is my mom’s 50th birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love you, even if you are getting old! ... [full story]
May 12th 1997Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Málaga There are beggars, and there are beggars. The reasons for begging for money are endless, and not really of interest for the people being bothered. But there are the kind of beggars that aggressively b ... [full story]
May 11th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville We survived the night in our hotel. No one came by to bug us. We did hear some ruckus in the night, but not nearly as bad as earlier in the evening. We got up around 11:00am Spain time (9:00 am Mor ... 4 photos[full story]
May 12th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville Saturday the 26th of April arrived and brought with it my journey south. After a 25 minute metro trip I had returned to Valencia airport. The land of bountiful vitamin C was soon to be but a memory, a ... 10 photos[full story]
May 9th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia This morning was hectic. Once again we had laundry issues. Since the clothes didn´t dry yesterday and it rained overnight, they were not going to dry by air before our bus was to leave for Algercira ... 6 photos[full story]
May 12th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville Hola amigos!
Today we are in lovely Sevilla. We were sad to leave friendly Portugal (Tavira) yesterday but had a quick and efficient (a.k.a. stress-free/no yelling or getting too lost) car trip. ... [full story]
May 7th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia Our cankles are gone! We can actually see our ankle bones again. We slept late today to make up for our bad night's sleep on the train. We then got ready and "taxied" via moped to the beach (Playa ... 7 photos[full story]
August 30th 2007Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville Barcelona
What a nightmare trying to get to Barcelona! Just a warning to fellow travellers: try not to fly Iberia, anywhere, anytime if you can avoid it. As it turns out, when I rocked up to fly to B ... 27 photos[full story]
May 12th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville May 4, 2008
I went to my last mass at the Cathedral this morning. It was really pretty because the paso we saw yesterday was at the Silver Altar of the Cathedral, and that is where they celebrated ... 19 photos[full story]
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