Barcelona, Spain

Portual and Spain

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December 5th 2016
For my last trip abroad Erin and I decided to take a week at the end to go to Portugal and Spain. We left for Dublin on Sunday night or Monday morning at about 3am. We took the bus one last time and ended up getting to the airport for our flight to Portugal at 9am. I was nervous for this, I wasn't sure how travelling for a week was going to be. We got to Portugal and we weren't really sure of anyt ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia

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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