Old Town Gate

Dramatic entryway to Toledo

Twelve months on, but still none the wiser

June 22nd 2009
So in my last update I was about to head from Marseille in the south of France to Barcelona in the north-east of Spain, continuing my route alongside the Mediterannean Sea, in which I had swum at six different beaches in the past six days! Now usually I take trains everywhere in Europe, since even though I don't have a Eurail pass I can usually get reasonably cheap fares by taking slower regio ... 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

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Matt Hassam

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Having spent my whole life in Brisbane without so much as a week off work - much less an actual holiday - in six-and-a-half years, I suddenly decided (on my 27th birthday) that I'd had enough and needed to get a life. So I quit both of my jobs, moved out of my apartment, packed anything I could fit into my car, and three weeks later I hit the road. Over a thousand kilometres later I ended up in a tiny little town that I had heard about from a friend, with only one street, a few pubs, a few backpacker hostels and a beach. That day was the 1st of June, 2006... I haven't stopped travelling since.... full info

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