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Articles and Information from around Europe – including UK

Paris 2010 – avec bébé

Nov 15, ’10 8:19 PM
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Our first overseas trip as a complete family had to be postponed due to the problems with my father.  This time, there were no problems.  At least, not at the beginning! We decided to visit Paris in order to catch up with our friends there.  Romana and I both lived there, her for years, and…
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Southport, New Year’s Day 2010

Jan 2, ’10 6:36 PM
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First outing with the polarising filter given to me for Xmas by my friend and colleague James and decided to wander up to Southport for the afternoon.  We were rewarded with a beautiful sunset that the filter really helped add punch to the skies.  Downsides of the day?  I think I’ve lost the use of…
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Iceland In Winter

Dec 18, ’09 12:50 PM
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I expected more ice, it has to be said.  I also packed my thermals and it turned out to be warmer than home.  But, I also know how bitterly cold it can get in countries like this in Winter even if the thermometer doesn’t show it as looking so bad – driving rain, strong winds…
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Krakow – June 2009

Jul 7, ’09 3:24 PM
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I was in Krakow recently – ostensibly for a weekend jolly, but it turned out there was a surprise birthday party organised for me! Here’s some pictures from around the city…
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Crazy European Sports To Try This Summer

Jun 7, ’09 11:16 AM
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Europeans are considered to be the best educated, most sophisticated people on the planet. They also like diving into bogs, throwing tomatoes at one another, and chasing cheese.
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Nice

May 10, ’09 11:00 AM
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Nice is one of the playgrounds of the French Riviera – but it can look cold in Winter. Still a damn sight warmer than Liverpool, however…
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Butterflies in Liverpool

Dec 4, ’08 7:10 PM
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Sometimes you see something so cute, cutting through the dreary, cold wetness, that you have to stop and take a few quick snaps.  There was nothing to say who did it, or why – but this is the kind of art I appreciate sometimes.  I hope it lasts.
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Liverpool Airport (Speke)

Dec 10, ’06 2:53 AM
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Liverpool has one of those small airports that’s done rather well over the past decade. A rise in air travel has been good for many airports, yet Liverpool’s Speke airport (now known as Liverpool John Lennon Airport) has done especially well. Why? Because first of all they worked well with easyJet – with a combination…
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Rocking in Paris

Nov 26, ’06 5:18 PM
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I spend… oooh, lots of time in Paris. Yet I’ve never actually quite got round to writing about it on this site. Why not? Good question. Perhaps because it’s a little personal. I’ve lived there, loved there, and so on. To talk about it in depth may reveal me more to the world at large.…
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Anthony Gormley’s Another Place

Oct 19, ’06 8:54 PM
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Some of you may have heard of Anthony Gormley’s Another Place.  It’s a series of cast iron statues, of his own form.  100 of them, to be precise, spread over a large beach near Liverpool, in Crosby, and at the mouth of the Mersey.  These figures stand looking out to sea and are remarkably poignant. …
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