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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.

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By Dylan 1991
October 23rd 2009

Eurotrip Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Bilbao

I have managed to hitchhike my way too mundaka to check out the wave action..saw some pretty good footage from wednesday..apparently all the pros are in town go check it out..this trip has turned out like the movie Eurotrip..i was robbed i have no money and im hitchhiking my way around the joint, sleeping in my tent. so much fun!!!!im pretty sure the lads van was worse than joes! maxed out at fify k´s an hour!!!!!! ps mum i cant get a hold of visa, can you ring them and tell them, another day to get to france.. [View Full Entry]

By Dylan 1991
October 20th 2009

Peasant Boy Europe » Spain » Basque Country » San Sebastián

I was pickpocketed last night whilst roaming the streets of San Sebastian. I have absolutely no money, a big thanks to the staff at beti anayak for feeding me and letting me stay free of charge. enrique and frankie and old mate boss lady, amazing people. ok, so when youhave no money, hot tip from mother bear, find a church becuase they will feed you and give you somewhere too stay. Thank god for christian charity! anyway, hot tip from me, keep your wallet in your front pocket and dont carry 200euros!!!! it was also quite annoying because i had my [View Full Entry]

By Dylan 1991
October 19th 2009

Hola!!!!!! Europe » Spain » Basque Country » San Sebastián

Hola omigoes!!! ive been in san sebastian, spain for three days..it took 12 hours and three TGV´s later! Hot tip straight from Dylbo, book the TGV´s in France at least three days in advance becuase for some reason they seem to be really popular, specially on weekends, and they only have a few places for Eurail Pass holders. So i was stuck in Bern, the capital of Switzerland for two days..which wasnt too bad, i went to Einsteins house..yay! The warmer weather in Spain is great..some fun waves too be had..im moving on tomorrow..probably to France, also on the coast somewhere, [View Full Entry]

By buddymedbery
October 4th 2009

Saturday, October 3, 2009 - Santiago de Compostela to Bilbao Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Bilbao

Coastline of Galicia

A somewhat longer driving day. Leaving Santiago de Compostela, we initially headed inland for some time, then turned northward toward the coast again, hitting the coastline at Ribadeo. From there to Bilbao, it was mostly driving along an interstate-type highway, albeit not yet complete, to Bilbao. Along the way we stopped frequently to see views of the rugged coastline of Galicia, Asturia, and Cantabria, before entering Basque Country. A brief note on languages in Spain. There are a number. Galician is closer to Portuguese thanto Spanish, and in fact is considered by many to be a Portugu [View Full Entry]

Spider sculpture at Bilbao Museum Bilbao

By KHALEH NAZ
October 2nd 2009

SPAIN-BILBAO-09-1002 Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Bilbao

Photo 2

Today was the ride through the Basque Country and the Pyrenees... Flew to Barcelona yesterday evening, had a good feed of Paella and went to bed.... Arrived in Bilbao today around 1:45 pm...The train ride was quite pleasant, and the scenery was from green and lush, to barren and dry, from red earth to white earth, to the mountainous terrain of the Basque region and to Bilbao...Found the hotel, rested a little and then headed to the Guggenheim Museum, in the center of the city and along the banks of Ria De Bilbao (River)...Bilbao is a very nice city with great [View Full Entry]

By joblessandhomeless09
September 18th 2009

The rain in Spain Europe » Spain » Basque Country » San Sebastián

Lovely spot, shame about the english

We leave the blue sky behind as we head over the border into Spain and on to San Sebastian. Lonely Planet rave about the place and it is a pretty mix of narrow old streets, bar tops stacked high with extravagantly prepared tapas and several beaches right outside the door. However the image is tarnished once the sun goes down by the number of english (well aussie actually) touts trying to coax you into bars ... just not prepared for that in this spot. Plus the rain comes in spades which doesn´t make for happy travellers. So being the troopers we [View Full Entry]

By pumanomada
September 18th 2009

From the rain to the sun Europe » Spain » Basque Country » San Sebastián

Barcelona room view

Wherein I leave the rain for the sun I awoke Friday morning to find it was *pouring* rain in Donostia. Thunder, lightening, the whole works; it was beautiful! Think Seattle rain mid-winter: it was coming down sideways, in buckets. I had planned to walk to the local bakery to grab some breakfast to eat on the train (they had some lovely whole wheat rolls Thursday). The bakery was still closed when I walked by, so I kept walking. Made it to the station with time to spare. The station store was open, but all they had were Panier and doughnuts - [View Full Entry]

By pumanomada
September 17th 2009

Day 5: Donostia art and castle walk Europe » Spain » Basque Country » San Sebastián

Torta Chocolata and the sea

Beach walk Walked the beach again this morning, there was better light so caught some great pictures of the Manolo Valdez sculptures along the promenade. I then had an amazing lunch at one of the restaurants along the marina. I had a salad, and grilled squid. It was the most I've spent for a meal here, 30€, but totally worth it! An amazing meal I will remember for years. Hike to the castle To be honest, by Seattle standards, it was more of a short walk. I assumed there would be great views from the top, I was not disappointed. Donostia [View Full Entry]

By pumanomada
September 16th 2009

Train to the coast Europe » Spain » Basque Country » San Sebastián

Donostia Harbor

Departing Madrid After getting up early this morning, I checked out and went to grab some breakfast at the hotel restaurant. A beautiful older Japanese woman came in and attempted to order her breakfast in Spanish. The waiter was having issues understanding her, and looked at me. After talking with her for a moment, I discovered she knew a smattering of Spanish and Japanese. And she was traveling alone. I am in awe. I can usually find an English speaker when I get into trouble with my limited Spanish. There are few Japanese here. So! Got to the train station with [View Full Entry]

By majik
September 5th 2009

Mundaka Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Bilbao

Guggenheim

It took an hour to drive down the coast to Mundaka. Checked in to our hotel, which was four kilometres out of Mundaka towards Gernika. Drove into down town Mundaka and found it extremely busy being a hot summers Sunday. The streets are very narrow and the countryside green and lush. We had some tapas at the local hotel and watched the teenagers dive off the rock platforms into the small port. We decided to go for a swim around at the local beach. Indi and Jarah had a great time jumping off the rocks. No surf, as we had [View Full Entry]

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