Blue sea and blue skies

Amigos para siempre....

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November 12th 2007
My introduction to Barcelona was somewhat sketchy, but that was largely due to my own poor planning. Standout topics I had neglected when doing my homework on the city included where the airport was, how to get from there into town, and from the middle of town, how to find my hostel. Figuring that knowing the name of the hostel and what area it was in would be enough was a gross miscalculation o ... read more

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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