Somewhere over the Rainbow......

I am 30000 feet above the sea....

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April 23rd 2014
Seriously how cool is that. How cool is what? Believe it or not I just sent my first email from 30000 feet flying above Spain. Yaminay you hold the honour of being the first recipient of that email. I arrived at Penn Station promptly just a few minutes before half-past seven in the morning. The morning rush at the station was a little disorientating at first but very soon I had my bearings ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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