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Category Archives: Travel
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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Jerez de la Frontera
As newlyweds last autumn we tried to explore Jerez de la Frontera; non-stop rain however meant that we only managed the Tio Pepe Bodega and a couple of tapas bars before soggily driving away. So a return visit was on … Continue reading
Posted in Film, History, Personal, Spain, Travel, vacation
Tagged A matter of life and death, Alcazar, Andalucia, Bodega, castle, David Niven, film, holiday, jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, movie, palace, Palacio Villavicencio, sherry, Tio Pepe, travel, vacation, wine producer, wor, World war 1 . World war 2
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The Cork Oak
The closest many people ever get to a Cork Oak tree will be when handling a cork from a newly opened bottle of wine or removing the stopper of an olive oil bottle. It’s amazing to think that these cork … Continue reading
Still space to be amazed
With the world seemingly shrinking as communication and travel becomes easier and faster it’s refreshing to know we can still be amazed by this beautiful blue planet we inhabit. Only last week scientists announced the discovery of a canyon in … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, Education, natural world, Nature, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Alfred Russel Wallace, Annapurna, Borneo, Charles Darwin, Colombia, Ecuador, Global warming, Grand Canyon, Greenalnd, Herzog, Hilary, Himalaya, Lachenal, Mount Vosavi, Nepal, Olingo, Olinguito, Papua New Guinea, sea level, Spiny Boki Mekot, Tensing, volcano, Wallacea, wide mouth frog
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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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Pompeii
Pompeii was founded 2700 years ago by the Osci tribe. The next few hundred years saw the Phoenicians, Etruscans and then the Samnites in occupation. Around 400BC the Romans took control fortifying it in the process. The Appian Way passes … Continue reading
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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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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