Spain´s Atlantic Coast

Time to celebrate

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April 13th 2011
With my hiking days behind me I set my sites on a week of exploring Spain. With the arrival of an old friend, Claire, I decided that Spain by foot was an irreplaceable experience, which I enjoyed to the fullest, but it was time to embrace modernity. We opted for the high-speed rail, bus, and metro to do our exploring. I met Claire in Madrid where I had already booked a hostel for the night. If ... 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