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Sad in Santiago....

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April 10th 2013
The day dawned...... the LAST day of walking the Camino de Santiago - Camino Frances - .... it was hard to get my head around it really... We set off early - at the same time as 'the texans' though we left them behind after a few kms .... the track was clear at first , and through lovely forests - but became more and more busy, with dozens of pilgrims both before and after us.....The close ... 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