The proof

The journey has begun

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June 8th 2008
The journey has begun. Our starting point on the Camino de Santiago was a place called Roncevalles a small Spanish village in the Pyrenees close to the French boarder. It has felt like a long time coming since we first conceived of the idea to begin our year of travels walking alongside the committed pilgrims that complete the 790km to Santiago de Compostella (in the North Western corner of Spain) ... 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