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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: Cruises, Keys, Kisses and a Pretty Deep Harbour.
Date: May 10th 2012
One of the joys of living in a relatively popular, foreign city is the snobby, ridiculous smugness you feel when you see tourists, who are obviously tourists, wandering round, lost, sunburnt and a bit flustered. Perhaps smugness is the wrong word as it comes from the “I recognise that feeling – thank God it’s not me again” school of emotions, so maybe relief laced with sympathy is a better ... read more
Date: May 10th 2012
One of the joys of living in a relatively popular, foreign city is the snobby, ridiculous smugness you feel when you see tourists, who are obviously tourists, wandering round, lost, sunburnt and a bit flustered. Perhaps smugness is the wrong word as it comes from the “I recognise that feeling – thank God it’s not me again” school of emotions, so maybe relief laced with sympathy is a better ... read more
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