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Valencia and Madrid..until July 10

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July 3rd 2007
I spent a week in Valencia …unwittingly during America´s 32 cup (massive sailing competition) during which time I met some great people at the hostel I was staying at and got sick  perhaps from the soggy sponges and watered down soap? Valencia is a beautiful city - 3rd largest in Spain…much more clean and safe than Barcelona..though it smells like urine?! If it isn´t, it should be ca ... 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