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Zaragossa

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May 20th 2012
There’s a slight problem finding our hotel, as the main road has been blocked off for road works, and the only other road we can go down to find our hotel is a one way street. Greg does the irish thing and drives up it the wrong way putting on the hazard lights as we go, as everyone knows that this indicates you are someone of slight importance and therefore are allowed to break the usual road c ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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