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Mallorca catamaran style

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July 20th 2015
It was 2007 that Erin and I picked up a used and rather beat up Ford Escort station wagon and began our journey around the Northern coast of the Mediterranean. It’s been exactly that long since I first dreamt of being the lucky folks I had always seen looking back at us on shore from their beautiful sail boats, far removed from the parking headaches and frantic selection of beach loungers. I wan ... read more

Europe » Spain » Balearic Islands » Majorca

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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