Our first taste of Spain

Falling in love with tapas and sangria

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January 31st 2008
You can't really go wrong with £18 return flights to Spain, so when I was looking online for trips that Joel and I could do throughout the year, the Balearics were first on the list. Touching down in Mallorca, the island looked deceptively small, so armed with my Lonely Planet I had great ideas about exploring it all. Turns out we really only scratched the surface on our five days there, but we ... read more

Europe » Spain » Balearic Islands » Majorca

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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