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Not all Spaniards can sing

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May 20th 2006
It wasn’t easy to leave Peniscola today, as the shone beat down and we could feel the tan taking shape even at 9am as we gave the apartment a final going over and set about leaving. We had given ourselves plenty of time to get to Barcelona so decided to take the N route (the secondary route, below the toll roads). Generally these roads are pretty good (the equivalent of SH1 in NZ, or better) a ... 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