Temporary Passenger at JB Charleston

Home to Spain... eventually

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August 26th 2019
We left our house in Simpsonville around 8am, heading to Joint Base Charleston. The flight to Rota Spain was still scheduled for roll call at 1510 (that’s 3:10 pm for non-military folks) and still showed 52 seats firm. We arrived at the passenger terminal before noon, and all was well. Actually, we were Ejust about the only folks there at that time. After checking in, we went to the commissary a ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Chipiona

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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