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Post by sophie on Nov 2, 2013 12:39:10 GMT 2
I am really enjoying the Chilean red wines here in Santiago!! And I will be visiting wineries starting tomorrow....hic..
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Post by kuskiwi on Nov 2, 2013 19:37:57 GMT 2
Sophie - never put off till tomorrow what you can do today  Enjoy and raise a glass for me please. |
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Post by pepecura on Nov 7, 2013 18:16:55 GMT 2
Considering a visit to London for a fair, or Munich around jan-feb...
...it is now just at a dreaming stage though.
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Post by watsoff on Nov 12, 2013 22:28:04 GMT 2
Japan in April and May next year then Alaska later in August or September.
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Post by kuskiwi on Nov 12, 2013 22:49:58 GMT 2
Malta for two weeks in late Jan then onto Paris for two in early Feb. My last swan song trip as I should retire the year after - and this has been an expensive year.
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Post by Baz Faz on Nov 12, 2013 23:49:07 GMT 2
Malta for two weeks in late Jan then onto Paris for two in early Feb. My last swan song trip as I should retire the year after - and this has been an expensive year. Shame we'll be away in Spain in Feb or we would have invited you. I hope you enjoy Malta. I've been twice to Gozo. They are very religious. The churches are amazing. They cut sandstone blocks that seem to harden over the years. A small Gozitan village had just built a church with the largest dome after St Peter's in Rome. They had a very reactionary Archbishop back in the 70s. He thundered against the immorality of females going topless on the beach. The girl he was ranting about was 3. |
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Post by kuskiwi on Nov 13, 2013 3:50:55 GMT 2
Baz - thanks for the offer. I'd love to have met both you and Mrs Faz. Do me a favour though and take the rain to Spain and dump it on the plain rather than leaving it in Paris.
I'm looking forward to this trip and have been busy reading both historical and fiction books about Malta . I suspect it will have a little bit of so many places I love tucked into the fabric of it - Turkey, Morocco, Italy, France, Portugal and the Arab influence.
I promise not to go topless just in case the Archbishop is watching but perhaps it will be okay as I am no longer 3.
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Post by shrjeff on Nov 13, 2013 5:36:56 GMT 2
athens over new years, the galapagos in may, a river cruise out of bordeaux end of july followed by the first weekend in august in paris (oh well) and the next weekend in london...
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Post by kuskiwi on Nov 14, 2013 5:37:08 GMT 2
You get around Jeff!! Look forward to an interesting year with lots of photos.
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Post by Baz Faz on Nov 14, 2013 12:38:18 GMT 2
Today I went to Gourdon but that is only 21 kms from home so pales in comparisons to Jeffs globe trotting.
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Post by kuskiwi on Nov 14, 2013 20:35:35 GMT 2
Almost forgot among all that is happening that I am off to the South Island for 7 days leaving next Friday. Will see big changes as I haven't been to Christchurch since the earthquake. Will be a bit of a bitter sweet visit in so many ways with people I know no longer there and buildings I worked in demolished and as yet not replaced.
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Post by katcalls on Nov 15, 2013 14:46:04 GMT 2
Going to Rome December 2 for 5 days. Weeee!
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 15, 2013 22:03:49 GMT 2
Back to the UK tomorrow (Sat) and then a week on Tuesday from there to Spain, then return to Amman a few days later. Tons of work to do.
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Post by auntieannie on Nov 15, 2013 22:49:56 GMT 2
Mark, the temperatures are forecasted to drop quite seriously during your stay. Don't forget your woollen longjohns! ;-)
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Post by Scrubb on Nov 16, 2013 1:28:57 GMT 2
We're leaving for Fiji on Sunday - woohoo!
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Post by shrjeff on Nov 16, 2013 5:57:14 GMT 2
ewww... woolen longjohns... how itchy...  have a great time, scrubbie... |
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Post by wikki on Nov 16, 2013 12:13:14 GMT 2
If I read all that..... I am just going home for two weeks in Monday! No really interesting trips coming up  |
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 16, 2013 22:00:20 GMT 2
Mark, the temperatures are forecasted to drop quite seriously during your stay. Don't forget your woollen longjohns! ;-) So I arrive in the UK, go to the house and find the boiler is kaput. Hence I now have no heating. I can buy longjohns from where............................? |
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Post by auntieannie on Nov 17, 2013 13:14:29 GMT 2
army surplus? outdoor sports outlet?
I know marks and sparks have lots of "thermal/thermogen" things in their collection.
let me look, Mark. I'll be right back.
Oh and SCRUBB! SAFE TRIP ENJOY YOUR TIME AWAY!
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Post by auntieannie on Nov 17, 2013 13:15:29 GMT 2
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Post by auntieannie on Nov 17, 2013 13:20:17 GMT 2
and if you can find nothing else, go for women's tights. there usually are tables on the box to say which height/width they'll fit.
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 17, 2013 13:31:07 GMT 2
There is no way I'm wearing tights. I tried that when I had motorbikes and all of a sudden I started getting stomach cramps every month.
There is a Marks and Sparks not too far away so that is a good idea. There is a Millets a bit further away which might be a better idea as I can swing past it on the way when I visit IKEA. Super stuff, muchas gracias.
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Post by auntieannie on Nov 17, 2013 14:26:06 GMT 2
De nada, pal!
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Post by happytraveller on Nov 18, 2013 9:10:13 GMT 2
There is no way I'm wearing tights. I tried that when I had motorbikes and all of a sudden I started getting stomach cramps every month. There is a Marks and Sparks not too far away so that is a good idea. There is a Millets a bit further away which might be a better idea as I can swing past it on the way when I visit IKEA. Super stuff, muchas gracias. I have stomach cramps every months even though I never wear tights...  |
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 18, 2013 10:05:20 GMT 2
I think I might know the reason for that..........
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Post by auntieannie on Nov 18, 2013 14:02:42 GMT 2
so, are you covered, Mark?
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 18, 2013 19:29:28 GMT 2
Certainly. But I've been working hard and have to take layers off. If that's what you mean.
It's cold in bed at night though. I need a hot water bottle.
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Post by auntieannie on Nov 18, 2013 20:37:46 GMT 2
all my previous boyfriends have nicknamed me variations on the COLD water bottle theme.
One named me "Le mani della Morte" (the hands of death)
I sleep with several layers on under a duvet with quilts on top. feeling warm ;-)
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Post by OnlyMark on Nov 18, 2013 22:38:58 GMT 2
I usually sleep with little on under a minimum of cover. But after spending so long in warmer climes I fear my blood has difficulty coping with below ten degree temperatures.
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Post by Baz Faz on Nov 19, 2013 17:27:54 GMT 2
On Saturday Mrs Faz is going to Cambridge and Birmingham. This is sort of proxy travelling so maybe it doesn't count.
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Enjoy and raise a glass for me please.
