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Spanish  Flag 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]
Blog: Border to Barcelona
Date: August 1st 2008

Our arrival into Spain was met with 40 degree heat, the first we had encountered so far, proving too much for our delicate British bodies and forcing us to head for the hills. We stayed one night in a lovely little camping ground in Los Alcornacales National Park. The area around was extremely rugged with little villages tucked in amongst the hills. It was getting late before we found a camp grou ... read more


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