Friday, February 29, 2008

Less is not more

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More is more - or so the legend above the entrance to the breakfast buffet assures us. On this, our last Vegas evening, we've taken in (...
Thursday, February 28, 2008

Extra-terrestrial highway

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This is the road to Rachel, Nevada. We saw no aliens (explanations to follow) but found the most absolute silence - a silence so complete th...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Quit while you're ahead

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Pic shows Mr B on a winning streak - la famille McIntosh did rather well tonight. The trick is to resist the temptation to go on playing the...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Night and Day. .

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. . It makes no difference. This pic from outside our room was taken at 10pm, but it'll look just the same when I get up tomorrow. After...
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Monday, February 25, 2008

Reality check

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Right - the deal is a photo with a moblogged post, or a proper post on Neil's Asus tiny PC. This is the latter. I have never been in su...
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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Vegas!

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This rather dim pic - taken through the tinted glass of our large car - shows the first sight of the Luxor Hotel, in which I've just unp...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

"Home is so Sad"

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For the benefit of all to whom I have quoted it over the years, and because I always think of it when I'm about to set off on my travels...
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Monday, February 18, 2008

God-speed for a soldier

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Once in a while, there comes a moment when everything seems fitting, timeless - and almost unbearably moving. We had one of these special mo...
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Saturday, February 16, 2008

Fire, fire!

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Fire, fire! Originally uploaded by goforchris . For all Dunoon expats who remember the Gantocks Hotel as somewhere people met for a meal...
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Severe in Las Vegas?

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In view of my impending trip to Las Vegas I've been checking out the weather reports and forecasts at Weather Underground . Noticing tha...
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Thursday, February 14, 2008

A Lenten thought.

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When I first encountered the Episcopal church, I was fascinated by the structures and rituals by which ordinary people could order their liv...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Gender bias?

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A visitor Originally uploaded by goforchris . I've been posting my Madeira photos to flick r over the past few days, and this one...
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Monday, February 11, 2008

Old times

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A break from writing about Madeira - though I'm pleased so many people have taken the trouble to tell me how much they've enjoyed th...
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Saturday, February 09, 2008

Levada walking

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Walking a levada Originally uploaded by goforchris . Before you go to Madeira, everyone who knows anything about the island asks you th...
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Friday, February 08, 2008

Scrambles amongst the Picos

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More mountains Originally uploaded by goforchris . In Madeira, it seems to me that you either sit in the sun drinking or you walk. We wal...
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Madeira, m'dear?

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Sunset Originally uploaded by goforchris . Going away on holiday brings with it the proof of the old saying: You'll pey furrit . I sp...
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Saturday, February 02, 2008

Carnival!

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It's carnival time in Funchal tonight, and the town is throbbing to grotesquely amplified music - drumming, Mozart, brass bands - you na...
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Friday, February 01, 2008

Gracious living

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I could get used to this life - the pleasant rooms, the service, the sunny balcony - and almost more than anything the jacuzzi in the health...
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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Day off

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A day without walking, of cosseting creaking joints and having a look at downtown Funchal. The sun has just set at 6.35, and it's still ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Picos!

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On top of the world today, far above the clouds, as we walked a fantastic path from Pico do Areeiro (1818m) to Pico Ruivo (1862m). We ate, e...
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