Sand dunes/beach at the bottom of the garden

Chilling out and warming up in Menorca

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October 4th 2010
Geo: 40.0279, 4.16433 First Stop MenorcaWe have been here 3 days and are settling in well. Because the season ends this month there are few people around. The complex is spread amongst pinewoods and set back from the beach behind protected sand dunes. White topped stone walls surround each tree or clump of trees to protect them. The weather has been like the really a perfect summer day at ... read more

Europe » Spain » Balearic Islands

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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