View from the b & b

I don´t want no problems, okayee?

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April 29th 2009
Week uno. I´ve hardly had time to gather my thoughts let alone come up with a witty entry in my snazzy new blog. I am writing from Bárzana, Spain, a small town in the Quieros province. I have never seen a place more perfectly nestled, more at peace with its environment. I am afraid of overusing the word ¨beautiful,¨ while I am here, but this place truly deserves the title. Situated in the ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country

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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