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Tossa de Mar Beach Holiday

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September 22nd 2004
Well, we made it to Spain. After a night train ride from Marseilles to the border, we had a milk-run of a train ride from the France border to Barcelona. It was more like a metro train with all these people on their way to work. There we were with our huge packs, falling asleep on each other. At least we weren´t the only backpackers on the train. We passed Figures (birth place of Salvidor Da ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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