Port d’Envalira

Through Andorra

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May 27th 2007
We left Barcelona and moved north east to Montserrat an impressive craggy mountain with a delightful road running along its side. Then onwards in increasingly windy and cold conditions to the Pyrenees and into Andorra. Andorra is a small duty free principality which we didn’t take to because of all the commercial development maximising the shopping opportunities for the French and Spanish. ... read more

Europe » France

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more