A Geologist went on the Railway

Spain - July-August 1995 Castillo de Coca - 16th Century Castle: what most people associate with Spain What I was more interested in when in Spain My then girlfriend's family originally came from Spain so we decided that we should take a trip to Spain on one of my work breaks in early 1995.  We had everything planned and tickets purchased when Canada and Spain got into a spat about Turbot - the Turbot War.   Spain changed their rules on tourist visits with Canadians requiring a tourist visit to get into the country.  Suddenly I was trying to figure out how to get an entry Visa. Normally this would not be an issue, but while all the changes happened I was working in Argentina.  Much more difficult to source a tourist Visa from there.   We ended up deciding that if I was not able to get into Spain we would just take a holiday in England as our flights connected through Heathrow.  At the end of all of this Spain and Canada settled their differences and the Visa requirement was removed