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Laos – a Potted History
Laos is a landlocked country squeezed between China, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia; it has a small population of about seven million yet it’s almost the same size as the UK. A 50,000 year old skull was found recently; the oldest … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, Education, History, Politics, Travel, vacation, war
Tagged Albox, America, Andalucia, Asia, Beer Lao, CCM, cluster bombs, communist, Geneve Accord, Hmong, Ho Chi Minh, Laos, Mekong, million elephants, NVA, Pathet Lao, secret war, Vietnam
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The Secret Diary
Until the age of seven my life was a bit of a blur; I don’t mean I can’t’ remember much, it really was blurry as I was diagnosed with myopia, severe short sightedness of minus 6. Looking through photo albums … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Childhood, Current affairs, History, Personal, Politics, Sport, Thoughts
Tagged 96, Adrian Mole, Anfield, Boys from the black stuff, corruption, eighties, Grange Hill, Guildford, Harry Enfield, Hillsborough, Joe 90, Kop, Liverpool, Liverpool FC, Loadsamoney, Miners strike, NHS, Nottingham Forest, Phil Redmond, Steven Gerrard, Sue Townsend, thatcher, Todd Carty, tory, Trisha Yates, Tucker, YNWA
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King Leopold II of Belgium
Whilst much of Europe was busy colonising the rest of the world in the 19th century, Belgium was left out and their future King, Leopold II, surmised the key to wealth and influence was to annexe foreign lands. Leopold asked … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Current affairs, History, Politics
Tagged Africa, Belgium, CFS, Conference of Berlin, Congo, Congo Free State, Dunlop, Edmund Morel, Force Publique, FP, Henry Stanley, International Africa Society, Isabella of Spain, King Leopold, Leopold, Livingston, Lord Casement, rubber
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Guernica
The town of Gernika (Basque spelling) is strategically important as 2 main roads intersect there with links to the port town of Bermeo and the Basque capital Bilbao. The river also becomes deep enough for trading boats to navigate the … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Bureacracy, Current affairs, History, Politics, Spain, Travel, Uncategorized, war
Tagged Basque, Bilbao, Biscay, Blitzkreig, Condor, Franco, Germany, Gernika, Goering, Guernica, Italy, Luftwaffe, mobile, Mola, nazi, Nuremburg, Queipo de llano, Spanish Civil war, total war, war
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The Zombies of Spain
Believe it or not there are around 40,000 zombies walking the Spanish streets; they are mostly invisible as they hide in their flash cars and behind the high walls of their plush homes. These zombies once feasted off their shareholders, … Continue reading
Posted in Bureacracy, Current affairs, Politics, Spain, Uncategorized
Tagged Bale, banks, Bernabeu, building, construction, corruption, ECB, EU, eurozone, France, Gibraltar, Greece, loans, Madrid, Messi, property bubble, rajoy, Spain, UEFA, UK, unemployment, zombies
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The Pot and the Kettle
The Islas Chafarinas are three small islands located just 3.5km off the coast of Morocco, they have been occupied by the Spanish since 1847 with the only residents being a 190 strong military garrison. There used to be a colony … Continue reading
Posted in Bureacracy, Current affairs, Education, History, Politics, Spain, Travel, war
Tagged Alhucemas, Ceuta, Chafarinas, Dictator, environment, fascist, Franco, Gibraltar, King, Melilla, Mohamed VI, Morocco, parsley, Penon Velez de Gomera, Peoples Party, perejil, PP, Spain, Spanish Legion, war
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Bomber Harris
Arthur Harris was born in 1892; his parents didn’t think him clever enough to go to Eton as his brothers had before, so gave him the choice of joining the army or going to the colonies. He chose the latter … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Education, History, Politics, Spain, Transport, Uncategorized, war
Tagged Arab, area bombing, bomber, bomber command, Bomber Harris, britain, carpet bombing, Churchill, Dresden, Germany, Hamburg, Hitler, India, Palestine, Persia, Royal Air Force, total war, World war 1 . World war 2, Worldwar 2
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The Spirit of Ecstasy
Again the squirrels appeared out of nowhere sending this week’s missive spinning off in a obtuse direction. I was quietly minding my own business looking at a classic car collection when I spotted a figurine of 2 horses heads mounted … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, History, Motors, Politics, Transport, Travel
Tagged 2CV, America, Beaulieu, bonnet ornament, britain, Canada, car bonnets, cars, Charles Rolls, Citroen, citroen 2cv, Class, classic car collection, Eleanor, Frederick Royce, German, hood, India, John Sykes, love story, motor cars, Rolls-Royce, Spirit of ecstasy, SS Persia, transportation, travel, U Boat, World war 1 . World war 2, WW1
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