Puente La Reina

Camino Frances

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September 10th 2004
This is the story of our journey across the Camino Frances from St Jean to Santiago de Compostela by foot - Finally completed for those who have nagged us into it… writing the blog was almost as demanding as walking the route! Almost... Anyway to answer the obvious we wrote the blog as we got sick of answering the same questions - no we are not mad, and yes we enjoyed it, and yes we would gl ... 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