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Vienna-What to See?

     

Traveling to Vienna, Austria?  In my opinion, the top 2 sites you would have to see are the Schönbrunn Palace and the Hofburg Palace. These two palaces were the imperial residencies of the Habsburg Monarchy until the end of World War I. The Hofb... read more »

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Going to the Guinness factory in Dublin?

     

While traveling to Dublin, one of the things I wanted to see was the Guinness factory. Honestly I was let down with the tour as a whole, until the end! Once you make your way through the tour you have the ability to have a free beer with your price o... read more »

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Big Bend Valentines Day

     

A Couple of days off led us up the river again. It was very hot and made us rethink the amount of solar power we need to run the fridge with the all neccessary food items you need for a weekend away... read more »

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Wine, flamenco guitar and estate agents

     

A quick interlude before I finish up the tale of being blown by Emily. This interlude will consist of three elements; wine, flamenco guitar and estate agents, so if you're ...... read more »

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See Emily play

     

(sometime last week...) I was awoken this morning by a phone call from my good and lovely friend Nancy, who was in a hardware store buying sandbags. 'Sandbags!', I ...... read more »

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It's all crazy now

     

(Sometime last week...) I'm going to have to send this before I sober up, because, in the words of the prophet Noddy, 'It's all crazy now'...and who am I to ...... read more »

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Shameless promotion

     

As most of you are aware, the great Barbados project has come to an end, or will do very shortly once I've gone out there to pick up my stuff, ...... read more »

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The price of dentistry

     

Unfortunately I'm still in the UK at the moment and not basking in the ninety degree plus heat of Barbados. Discussions, with my good friend GBJ, about what to do ...... read more »

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Buddies of Beelzebub

     

(Yet another one I forgot / was too pissed to upload at time of writing) I thought I might as well apologise for this weekend's round of drunken phone calls. ...... read more »

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14 stone, 2 foot midgets

     

(One from a few weeks ago that I forgot / was too pissed to upload at the time of writing) I'm fairly wankered as I sit here typing this, my ...... read more »

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Oh bugger!

     

Last week was not a good week and this week is certainly not a good week, for thematically similar, but diametrically opposed reasons. Last week my scooter was stolen and ...... read more »

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Crime of the Week - $300 reward offered

     

Things went a little pear shaped last week with the theft of my scooter from the house. Person or persons unknown most probably strolled into the house whilst I was ...... read more »

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Where were you? Part 2

     

(continued from previous posting. Note: all names have been changed on the advice, or lack thereof, of my legal counsel. Thus Cliona is now Ruby...but don't mention the fact if ...... read more »

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TRANSATLANTIC ADVENTURE

     

After a typical SW flight smooth and comfortable I arrived at Ft. Lauderdale early and taxied to the Embassy Suites where I checked in and shown to a wonderful corner room on the top floor with a great view of the port. I39m thinking this is the best... read more »

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Another glorious day in paradise

     

That should read ... Another glorious day in paradise While said tongueincheek it is fast becoming a stockphrase out here in these parts when we wake up to another blue sky with lots of sunshine and hot temperatures. Before you all start berating me ... read more »

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Outback Adventure Trip. Day 1 Katoomba

     

Today we set off on an Outback Adventure to the Flinders Rangers. We hope to visit Lake Eyre.First stop Katoomba. Katoomba is situated in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.We arrived here at lunchtime and set up the van. After lunch we drove to Sceni... read more »

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Nepal First Impressions

     

This morning I woke up to the sound of gongs and chants from the nearby monasteries. It39s a peaceful hypnotic sound and I fell back asleep feeling strangely comfortable in this new completely foreign place. I39m in Bhouda or Boudhanath a holy site i... read more »

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Day 19 Friday May 1713 Corner Brook NL 7091 kms

     

So close but still so far away. Spring snow anyone Actually it feels more like winter. Today39s ride was extremely cold. What started out as a dry crisp clear cool morning rapidly turned into a freezing cold wet winter39s day with temperatures on the... read more »

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Carsington to Chester to Manchester to Dublin to Galway

     

Well time flies when youre having fun ehWe cleaned up Swiers Farmhouse early on Wednesday morningstrange what the male cousins left behind but I think I now know where all the missing mates of sock pairs liveand were on the way to make our flight fro... read more »

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Pattersons on tour

     

Mochit bus station Bangkok. So sorry no more buses to Chaing Mai. Busy for SongKran tells the women in the 15th ticket booth I have tried. Sweat pours down from my face at this rate my family are not getting home for the 17th. Ben and Erin remind me ... read more »

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Seeking Group travel Tibet

     

Seeking group traveling from Lhasa to TBC 89 days September 5th. If interested in saving money please reply.... read more »

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Edinburgh 2013

     

We had a nice hearty breakfast in our great hotel in Glasgow...we then head off to carry our baggage through the streets of Glasgow... We find the station..then quickly board our train....45 minutes later and we arrive at Haymarket...arrive at our ho... read more »

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WHAT DESTINY OUR SOULS

     

Can the ETERNAL SIN against the Holy Spirit EVER be forgivenThis blog is dedicated to DR. Peter Parnes Laura Brickman barrister at arms ewelina denton my ex wife neena crinion dc jp wedger of the vice squad yvonne lewers of the ss sarah viner of th... read more »

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