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El Camino De Santiago

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April 28th 2008
I survived! I got back from the camino last night- and wow, what an experience. Hundreds upon hundreds of people from all over the world! Literally- Korea, Russia, Canada, Germany, you name it, they were there. It was a brutal few days and I give so much credit to those people that choose to walk the full 31 days. Each morning we would get up at 5 am... start walking by 6 am... and finish depen ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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