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Vale Vale Vale

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January 21st 2008
Vale Vale Vale.... Spanish lesson of the day: People here throw the word Vale into everything. It means alright or OK, but they say it consistently, so if you are ever in Spain you will fit right in. So whenever my Spanish has disappeared I usually throw in a lot of Vales. Anyways I hope this blog finds you well. As promised, I am bringing a new blog this week. It was a great week as far sig ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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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