Typical Hearty Breakfast ...
... in this part of Spain, locals kick up breakfast a notch by having a simple sandwich with coffee, which is a far cry from elsewhere in Spain, where breakfast might be just a coffee, perhaps served with a slice of toast and olive oil. But we amped things up exponentially, with scrambled eggs, some Serrano ham, chorizo, watermelon, and the strange inclusion of popcorn! Tam's look says it all - "Hurry the hell up with the picture so I can eat!"
St Elmo's Fire
June 30th 2015 Geo: 43.3259, -1.97542Being back in Spain always brings back memories, recalling my first visit here way back in the early 1100s. During that lifetime, I was a solider of fortune, a mercenary for hire, and my travels brought me down to the Iberian peninsula, where I was recruited by King Fernando himself, to battle the Moors. It was here that I met Pete, better known as Peter Gonzalez Telmo, o
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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 
