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Las Ramblas, Barcelona

'Tis the season.

December 25th 2006
Like the great, grinding gears of some slow-moving machine, like the inexplicable trajectory of Star Jones’ career, the holiday season rolls along with frightful momentum. Though the weeks-long orgy of anticipation passed unnoticed while I was in Morocco, the Christmas spirit hits me here in Barcelona like a Yule log to the groin. The streets of the Barrio Gòtico are festooned with lights; t ... read more
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Spanish Flag 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 ... ... read more
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Christopher Vourlias
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Chris is an avid traveler and hypercaffeinated writer, criss-crossing the globe and occasionally remembering to call home. Follow me at postcardjunky.wordpress.com. UPDATE, 22 January 2010: For those of you - both of you? - who have been following this blog off and on (mostly off) for the past few years, it's time to officially put it on a permanent hiatus. As much as I love these nutty little essays about my time on the road, they're just a bit too time-consuming to keep up with, given the demands of my freelance work. So for now, my dear TravelBlog, it's time to say adieu, though ... full info
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