Testing the Waters

Costa del Sol, Southern Spanish Coast

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June 26th 2011
Buenos dias from Andalucia and the sun-drenched beaches of Malaga province in Southern Spain! We arrived in the largest city in southern Spain, Malaga, from Paris via Vueling Airlines, a budget branch of Iberia Air. The climate is Meditarranean and it sure looks like EVERYTHING grows here. The highway medians are overflowing with huge flowering bushes, including the largest hibiscus shrubs I ha ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Málaga

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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