Another driving day this one Bressols in France to Blanes in Spain. 220227 Blanes (6)

Another driving day this one Bressols in France to Blanes in Spain.

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February 27th 2022
I'm writing this a day behind again but after such a lot of travelling needed to get a really good long sleep last night, the day we arrived in Spain from France. We had decided before we set off that we would need to use the autoroute to get to Spain as otherwise it would just take too long. Another gorgeous morning, this time woke to a view of the River Lot which was steaming as the bright ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Lloret de Mar

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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