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A walk in the countryside on 1st April
Spring has come early this year. The world is warming up; 2016 was the warmest year since record-keeping began (in 1880). (1) Perhaps 2017 will be even warmer? The countryside in Bedfordshire is waking up; shaking itself free of winter’s cloak and putting on a new dress of green leaves and spring flowers! Sprays of…
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CHIANG MAI FLOWER FESTIVAL 2017
I had the pleasure of viewing the 41st Chiang Mai Flower Festival this year. The parade took place on 4th February 2017, on what was a beautiful, albeit very hot day. The parade starts early in the morning – about 8am – from Nawarat bridge over the Ping River, and follows a traditional route along…
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Travelling with a Mermaid
I recently had the pleasure of cruising from Bali to Flores – via the Komodo National Park – aboard the very well-appointed little ship, Mermaid I (1). This liveaboard dive vessel is usually chartered by divers to explore the water of Komodo and Raja Ampat in Indonesia, but our trip had a different mission: we…
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Berlin Zoo
Like many people, I love going to the zoo, but I am also acutely aware that for many animals confinement must be a torture. The only justification then, for creatures which suffer from being locked up, must be that there is no habitat left for them, or they are threatened with severe poaching or extinction,…
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Clash of Knights! Scarborough Castle
Scarborough Castle in North Yorkshire is managed by English Heritage, and occupies a superb position on a promontory between two bays (North and South Bays) overlooking the harbour and Old Town in Scarborough. The castle was founded in 1138 under the reign of King Stephen and extensively rebuilt in 1159 by Henry II. This monarch spent…
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Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 3, May 1st 2016
The third and final stage of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race began at Middlesbrough and ended up in Scarborough, 196 km later. The course of the race can be viewed on the race website (1) and the ups and downs are shown on the Cycling Weekly site (2). Prior to the arrival of the…
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Songkran 2016 Pattaya
Depending upon your age and inclination, the Thai New Year Songkran water festival is either your worst nightmare, or a lot of wet fun! Personally, I do enjoy it in moderation, but eventually get fed up of being continually doused in water and need to retreat to my hotel. Officially, Songkran only lasts three days…
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Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National Park covers an area of 430 sq kms along the southern bank of the river Brahmaputra, in the province of Assam, in NE India. The park is famous for having the largest remaining population of the Great Indian one horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). These magnificent mammals are amongst the largest rhinos in the world,…
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The slings and arrows of cyber space! (a poem)
The fog of ignorance lies heavy on the land. Swirling mists of prejudice, dense in places, Dissipated here and there by pin pricks of wisdom. Our virtual world alive with chatter, Twittertwatter, Googledegock and Tumbletalk Opinions burst like bubbles in the ether. Connected now across the world, We see and hear this cyber chatter Wonder…
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Airport frogs
If you find yourself passing through La Coruña airport in northern Spain any-time, make sure you have a look at the frogs. This small airport is located in the suburbs of La Coruña – also called A Coruña in Spaanish – and is one of a number of gateways into the province of Galicia. A far cry…
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