The Pillar of Hercules Monument and the Hills of Morocco in the Background

The Romans believed that this was the edge of the world.

March 10th 2007
I wasn't going to do a separate blog for Gibraltar, I thought I would just include it with Spain. Then I realised that would be playing into the hands of the Spanish so here it is stuck out on its own. I felt that I had to visit Gibraltar while in the area, seeing as it is one of the last remnants of the British Empire. As I walked from La Linea, across the runway and into Gibraltar, I wonder ... read more

Europe » Gibraltar

Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In referendums held in 1967 and 2002, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted ... ... read more

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When I started this blog in 2007, it was more of a highlights package of trips generally focusing on one place or aspect. My rule had been one blog per country unless I lived there, but I eventually realised that fewer blogs were appearing. Having got around quite a bit, I'm now revisiting many countries. It's getting trickier to get to completely new countries so I might break that rule on occasion. The PhD fortunately didn't curtail travelling with research in sub-Saharan Africa and India as well as the chance to attend conferences with a sneaky bit of travelling tacked on before or after th... full info

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