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Darwin – Green Liberal Democrat? (serendipity part 1)

I have long held the view that serendipity plays a significant role in the furtherance of human knowledge and understanding and, by reason of timing, geography and my need for a cup of coffee, I found myself, this morning, wondering … Continue reading

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Accommodation – English speaking hosts – Football World Cup 2014

Accommodation – English speaking hosts Accommodation – English speaking hosts I had not quite realised how long it was since my last post – so apologies to my readers for such a long gap! We have had visitors recently from … Continue reading

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Ferry (not across the Mersey…)

I had to go into Rio today to fetch some papers from a translator so I took the ferry across Guanabara Bay. The trip takes about 20 minutes and, during the day, ferries depart every half hour, although they are … Continue reading

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Show and tell… another genealogical tale

I was looking for something to do a few minutes ago because Fatima is watching a “Novella” on TV and it is in Portuguese. So, first things first….I sometimes watch along with her because it helps me learning the language … Continue reading

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Caravan Tales #2

Maiden outing “We’ll see”…… How prophetic. Well, here we are on our maiden outing just two weeks later – idyllic, or what? “OR WHAT!” actually. The last two weeks have been interestingly stressful – but we SHALL overcome. The first … Continue reading

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A Grand Tour of Europe?… by Caravan?…

Keith’s Tales Tales of the Caravan I have to start this tale at the end! The caravan was burnt down in mysterious circumstances in July 2010 whilst I was out of the country so, despite the optimistic first words of … Continue reading

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