Loca!

Carnival Weekend!

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February 27th 2017
Another amazing week in Spain!!! Other than the fact that I was sick for a lot of the week, I lost my voice, and had a terrible cough/cold going on. Haha! I'm all better now. This whole weekend was a huge event called "Carnival". I really couldn't tell you much about its history, but it felt just like Halloween to me. Seems like there is a lot of different celebrations around the world pri ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Tolosa

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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