Heading off into the night

Beneficio Commune

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December 15th 2005
Well, if for some reason I wasn't coming across as random enough for you up until now, then get a load of this! Some American girls I met at the hostel, in passing comment mentioned that they'd met a 'friendly hippie' at the markets who invited them to come and stay at a commune up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. They didn't really know much else about it apart from the mud map this guy ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Sierra Nevada

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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