En Route to Valencia Day 3 May 18th 20170518_124957

En Route to Valencia Day 3 May 18th

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May 18th 2017
Not one of our better days. Picked up the hire car after navigating to Sants Estacion. Headed out of town on the freeway getting used to driving on the RHS of the road and a very different set of car controls. Decided to pull in to get some petrol and re-check ourroute etc. when some dude decides to slash our tyre to create a distraction so he could rob one of us of handbag containing passport, ... 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