Day 1 - On our way to Salamanca

Spain and Portugal Roadtrip Extravaganza! (part 1)

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February 25th 2010
My brother, Derek, came to vist me over my February break from school and we decided to take a roadtrip around Spain and Portugal. We flew into Madrid on RyanAir and immediately went to Europcar to rent our car for the next five days. Once getting the car (we got a little Spanish Ibiza) and briefly scanning over the map to see how to get out of the city, we drove off towards Salamanca, which wa ... 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