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Barcelona: My encounter with a pick-pocketer (and many crazy stories that you just can't make up)

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March 12th 2009
HOLA! My incredible trip to Barcelona has come and gone, and I am extremely excited to share it all with you. There are a lot of great stories to be told, so please read through and enjoy them. Preview: Plane dropping 20 feet in the air, Tara and I taking on Fake Identities (and almost getting caught), crazy language barrier stories, and seeing a FCBarcelona Football Match. Let's begin wi ... 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