At the holiday camp

Last day in Santiago de Compostela

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May 12th 2011
As we were publishing yesterday’s blog we had a brief chat with a young German couple. They had about 3 kilometres of their pilgrimage to go. Their starting point was Pamplona on 13 April and today they were reaching the finish. What an effort. We jokingly said to each other that perhaps that’s our next adventure but the thought quickly subsided and agreed the car travel was the way to go. ... 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