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Leaving Buenos Aires, A Stop in Colombia and Arriving in Madrid

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July 7th 2011
I left Buenos Aires after a three day delay because of the ash from the volcano in Chile. It was nice to finally get on the road again but I didn’t want to leave. Buenos Aires is like my home now and I find myself here in Madrid a little homesick, but not for the USA, for Argentina and Buenos Aires!!! I made a lot of good friends and there are a lot of very special people to me in BA and I reall ... 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