A crazy man's crazy dream begins 4.

A crazy man's crazy dream begins

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July 20th 2006
Geo: 40.4167, -3.70325Up at 4 AM after three hours sleep. Khalid drove me to Victoria Station (what a guy!) to catch Gatwick train. Big thanks to him and his family. Getting nervous again ... still hasn't sunk in that I am finally returning to Toledo.Chatted with an American student studying in Sussex for the summer. Wish I did things like that when I was younger. Ahhh .... to be young an ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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