Mallorca

A service van up the road from the hotel. The writing is in German and then Spanish and English. We had been told that Mallorca was a favorite holiday spot for German tourists, since it's so close, and this was just one of many signs that we saw that demonstrated that.

A Very Sunny Beach Escape

June 27th 2007
25 June The purpose of this trip was to relax. Sometimes when life is utterly stressful, there is nothing to do but go to the beach. Well, there’s no beach in our town, so we decided on Mallorca, a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea, and booked a few days in an all-inclusive resort on a private beach. We left Heidelberg at three a.m., and drove like a bat out of hell to the Stuttgar ... read more

Europe » Spain » Balearic Islands » Majorca

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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