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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]
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: Adios Europa
Date: August 9th 2006
Apologies in advance for the slight soppiness or hippiness of the following entry.. Its been a really tough week, not in terms of travel, more my battle with the evils of travel fatigue. As much as I needed and cherished the time in Potsdam, it gave me a taste of a normal lifestyle for a while. This is important on a RTW trip I suppose, but leaving that normality and all the affection has left ... read more
Date: August 9th 2006
Apologies in advance for the slight soppiness or hippiness of the following entry.. Its been a really tough week, not in terms of travel, more my battle with the evils of travel fatigue. As much as I needed and cherished the time in Potsdam, it gave me a taste of a normal lifestyle for a while. This is important on a RTW trip I suppose, but leaving that normality and all the affection has left ... read more
