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 15th 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Alicante Before You Come to Spain
- Your cell phone won’t work here. We expected that, but were not ready to deal with the pay phones. Might be a good idea to get a phone that will work here.
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May 14th 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Alicante Overcast morning today...Good chance to go to the top of the mountain we have been looking at since arrival. Check out the photos! ... 9 photos[full story]
May 13th 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Alicante Day 5
Just a quick note and photo til we can find time to update the rest of the blog entries and photos. Wanted to share a BEAUTIFUL view from the terrace of our hotel, where we are hanging out w ... 2 photos[full story]
April 19th 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Benidorm Dear Bo & Dud,
What a surprise the Costa Blanca has been to us - a few days in Benidorm has turned into a couple of weeks, which in turn, is probably going to become a month! Our situation is glor ... 22 photos[full story]
April 25th 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia I was to fly to Spain on the 22nd of April, departing from Buillund. This all went smoothly enough, but when I arrived 30 min early and had all my luggage, I was amazed. Normally, an early flight is n ... 4 photos[full story]
May 28th 2004Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia 4 days of relaxing and lounging in the Balearic Islands have come to an end. This morning was an early wake up as we had to catch our morning ferry to take us back to the mainland. Once we all b ... 5 photos[full story]
May 1st 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia We started our final day on a rough note…. Judith was sick, we are not sure if it is food poising, the water (which was fine in Madrid) or a stomach virus but she was up most of the night and w ... 6 photos[full story]
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