La Boqueria

Barcelona, 2010

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February 5th 2011
***www.thetattooedtraveler.com*** Barcelona is probably the greatest place I have ever been. I realize there’s a tendency to have the fondest recollections of the most recent place you’ve visited, but there’s more to it than just that. While I have wonderful memories of most of the places I’ve traveled to, very few, if any, seem like somewhere I could live for a long period of time. In e ... 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