Patxi and Hans

The house of snails

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October 11th 2006
Ok I know I haven't written in this in a while but some un-camino stuff has happened lately and I've had a bit of writers block. But I'm going to try to keep telling the story... Today we walked through a long expanse of pine forest that reminded me of the drive from my dad's house in Queensland to the sunshine coast. Lou and I walked with an American lady called Tish who had some cool storie ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Santiago de Compostela

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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