South Lake in the Sierra Nevadas

A quick transit through Spain back to London

December 1st 1974
Crossing over the Spanish border at Ceuta (which was still in Africa) was surprisingly easy, given the likelihood of drug trafficking. We finally reached Ceuta itself on a Spanish bus for the last 7km, and with clocks going forward an hour, we only had around a 2 hour wait for a ferry back across to Europe. We strolled around Ceuta, taking in some snacks and yoghurt, before returning to the port. ... 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

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Joan & Neil

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Joan and Neil have posted blogs below on the following trips: 1. South America for 3 months, from Sept07 through to Nov07, visiting each of Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 2. Far north Thailand in Mar08 where Neil taught English at a Summer School for the SPF charity he was involved with. This also included a side trip for the weekend to Luang Prabang in Laos. 3. Russia (cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg), then visit to each of Croatia, Budapest & Vienna for a total of 4 weeks, starting in mid Sept08. 4. Neil did a similar SPF te... full info

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