Day 13 - Beaujolais Wine Region to Barcelona, Spain May 18th 2011 Today was an early morning start, it was up at 6:30 and on the coach by 8. Today would be an extremely long driving day as we made our way down to southern France and into Spain. I've always found the coaches Contiki uses to be quite comfortable, however anyone taller than me probably would have a hard time sitting there for hours on end. They usually give you plenty of breaks though, and the ... read more
Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona 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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My name is Becky and I'm 22 years old. I'm currently studying Tourism Management at Thompson Rivers University, in Kamloops, BC. My passion in life is travel; seeing new places and meeting new friends from all over the world! Hope you enjoy my travel blogs and learn lots! If you have any questions about Contiki, or travel tips in general, feel free to ask :)... full info