gorge-ous

Finally out and about again

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May 11th 2006
Top tip when in Oliva - don’t take the piss out of the naff 70’s ceiling in the place you are staying for a week…the has-been Spanish style gods will strike you down and force you to spend at least 2 days flat on your back (if you can bear it) looking at and appreciating their greatest works. I thought this was but just another urban myth from our friends in the lonely planet, but I can now ... 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