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March 11th 2015
Welcome back dear readers as we flee from the submerged city of Tours . Armed, still, with a plan of heading south to find the sun, the roads took us toward Bordeaux. Your correspondent was looking forward to this part of the exploration of Europe, as he had heard rumours that the wine around there wasn't too bad and he had grown bored with a litre of Buckfast for breakfast each day - well, a chap ... 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