Civitavecchia

A Mediterranean Cruise!

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April 16th 2008
Alrighty! So Lindo and I have a conference to see how would be the best way to get to Barcelona from Rome. We have a few options open to us, we could go first class using our Eurail tickets during the day, do an overnighter or go by sea. Both the rail options involve transfers which, for English only incompetents, makes us a bit nervous, and there will be border checks too - we are still smarting ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Girona

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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