The ferry

Arriving in Ibiza

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May 15th 2011
Day 7 - Ferry from Barcelona - Ibiza Our ferry to Ibiza is at 10.30pm tonight and it is finally sinking in what we are actually doing and we start to think- what are we actually doing???! No chance to back out now though, not after driving 1600 miles! Anyway, if we can do it in Australia on the other side of the world, we can do it in Ibiza, right? Right?? So we get our tickets and join the que ... read more

Europe » Spain » Balearic Islands

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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