fuengirola april 14 017

I do like to be beside the seaside

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April 12th 2014
Taking the cheap and quick 45 minute train journey along the coast to Fuengirola was a perfect way to spend a hot Saturday. The trains are clean, air conditioned and efficient. The town has a reputation like the whole of the Costa del Sol for being naff, yet this lovely little town has clawed its way back from those 1970’s images of Brits abroad. Short walk through the town took me to the wide s ... 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