La Rambla

All good things must come to an end. And the Hillsborough Report.

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September 13th 2012
As the title of this blog says, all good things must come to an end. But that is not such a bad thing really. Travelling is as much about discovering what you like about home as it is about discovering new places. After being away for two weeks to the day, I am ready to come home having had a marvelous vacation. Today I had fairly modest plans. I wanted to go for one more walk down ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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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