View from our balcony

Rookie Mistake and Arriving in Menorca

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June 1st 2011
Lest you all think that this traveling with a baby gig is sooooo easy, I will share our biggest mistake thus far... Our flight was leaving for Menorca/Minorca at 10 am last Friday. We needed to check in at the airport no later than 45 minutes before the flight. We were a five minute walk to the subway, then a 25 minute train ride, then a brief bus ride to the correct terminal. We got up at 7 ai ... read more

Europe » Spain » Balearic Islands » Minorca

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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