Category Archives: Spain

To the sea

Posted on 18 July 2022 by Stephen

With emails running alongside for the first part, barking for attention, we beat a retreat from London. The clamour of work was soon swamped by the heat and light and sights and sounds and smells of Barcelona, and by the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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On Columbus’ Origins

Posted on 15 October 2014 by Steve Caplan

Having celebrated this week what is known here in the US as Columbus Day, a federal holiday, I thought it might be interesting to share (rather than review) a novel that I just finished reading — timely enough — about … Continue reading →

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