Pg Lluis Companys, Barcelona

July 21st 2016
Today we've booked a tour to Montserrat, which is a mountaintop monastery about forty kilometres inland from Barcelona. Our guide, who's name in Arne, tells us that the bus can't leave yet because we need to wait for some people who are running late. He says that they missed the tour completely yesterday, also because they were late. They get on the bus. Issy says that I shouldn't suggest to them ... 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

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Dave and Issy Sheehan

DaveandIssy

Former TravelPod Member: the.sheehan Joined: June 22nd, 2015 We live in Melbourne, Australia, with our three offspring Scott, Emma and Troy, Coco the dog, and cats Sidney and Chilli. As at 2015 our offspring have all left school and should, in theory at least, be capable of fending for themselves, so as long as they don't kill each other or burn the house down, we can now happily trip off into the sunset. Issy was born in Malta. She came to Australia with her family when she was four, and as at early 2015 she's never been back. I was born in London to Australian parents who met ... full info

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