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A lesson well learned

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July 1st 2013
Second to last blog - relief for many of you I am sure. Today an epiphany - so often in life the things we dread work out well and those we look forward to do not. Back home this happens all the time, I hate the thought of some jobs at Kaitoke and put them off time and time again only to find that on finally getting around to them they are mush easier than I thought. Vice versa of course also a ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León

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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