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.
March 29th 2008Europe » Spain » Region of Murcia » Cartagena Ola Bo & Dud,
I forgot to tell you about something strange that I spotted en route to Fortuna. We left the motorway just after Murcia and immediately the scenery changed from being urbanized to ru ... 13 photos[full story]
March 26th 2008Europe » Spain » Region of Murcia Ola Bo & Dud
Semana Santa - my Spanglish is coming along nicely!!
We decided that we would have a quiet Easter - not too much excitement and certainly no chocolate, the eating and drinking are ... 22 photos[full story]
March 22nd 2008Europe » Spain » Region of Murcia Ola Bo & Dud,
I never thought that we would be sad that winter is over. As we know from experience it is difficult to get any sort of travel insurance for more than 6/8 months at a time (did you kno ... 9 photos[full story]
December 19th 2007Europe » Spain » Region of Murcia » Cartagena
We spent a very pleasant if cold time travelling down through Spain. Bilbao was a wonderful revelation with the Guggenheim at the junction of the river front and the old town. We stayed out on t ... [full story]
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