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Paris and beyond - week 3

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June 5th 2015
This is the third ‘episode’ of another of 'our' travel experiences. * The collective ‘episodes’ (this being the third) describe our journey from our arrival in Paris, France (from the 2nd week of May) for a holiday. The third week witnesses our departure from Bayonne and arrival in Pamploma (northern Spain) where we encounter Basque from a Spanish perspective. As noted in ... read more

Europe » Spain » Navarre

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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