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Plymouth and Cape Cod September 2018
This is the third of three posts on our visit to New York, Boston and Cape Cod in September 2018. Go here for a picture gallery. Plymouth and the early settlers Sunday was a good day to choose to drive … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Cod architecture, Cape Cod National Seashore, Chathan Light, Glass Museum, Harwich, Highland Light, Inn of Treasured Memories, MA, Nauset Light, Nobska Point, Plimoth Plantaton, Plymouth Rock, Provincetown, Race Point, Sandwich, seals, Wampanoag, Woods Hole
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Boston September 2018
This is the second of three posts about our trip to New York, Boston and Cape Cod in September 2018. Go here for a picture gallery. Getting to Boston We took the Amtrak train from New York to Boston. Penn … Continue reading
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Tagged Beacon Hill, Boston, Boston Common, Boston harbour, Boston Tea Party, Charlestown Navy Yard, Faneuil Hall, Freedom Trail, Harvard University, Immigration to Boston, Irving House at Harvard, New York Penn Station, Old Town Trolley, Omni Parker House Hotel, Paul Revere House, Prudential Tower, USS Constitution
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New York: Gardens and Tennis September 2018
This is the first of three posts on our visit to New York, Boston and Cape Cod in September 2018. Go here for a picture gallery. One item firmly on my bucket list was to go to the US Open … Continue reading
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Tagged Anastasija Sevastova, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Candlewood Suites, Georgia O'Keeffe, Hawaii, Jamie Murray, John Isner, Juan Martin del Potro, Kei Nishikori, Lesia Tsurenko, Marin Cilic, Naomi Osaka, New York, New York Botanical Garden, Sloane Stephens, tennis, US Open Tennis, Water lilies
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Caribbean Cruise Winter 2018
Winter 2018 was definitely time for another cruise from Florida. This time we chose Holland America, a cruise line we have never used before, for a 7-night trip to Key West, Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos, Amber Cove … Continue reading
December Sun in Lanzarote
At last. Some sun and warm weather. After being stuck at home for much of this year because of my hip problems we were able to spend a week in early December 2017 in Lanzarote, at the Holiday Property Bond … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrecife, Canary Islands, Cesar Manrique, El Golfo, Haria, Holiday Property Bond, Jameos del Agua, Jet2, Lanzarote, Playa Blanca, Santa Rosa, Tapas, Teguise
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Social Media Interference in the Brexit Vote
I have spent some time this year looking at reader comments on pro-Remain content on Facebook (mostly from the Guardian, Open Britain and Scientists for EU) and on Pro-Leave articles in the Daily Mail. I soon began to detect a … Continue reading
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June Days in Italy
In June 2017 we spent almost two weeks in Italy. Our American friend Nancy was with us for the first 6 nights in Tuscany, then Martin and I went on to the Dolomites via a brief visit to Venice. Go … Continue reading
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Tagged Asolo, Chiantishire, Colfosco, Dolomites, gelato. Chioggia, Grand Canal, Italy, Rialto, San Gimignano, San Marco, San Martino Castrozza, Sella Ronda, Siena, Tuscany, Venice, Volpaia, waterbus
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Brainwashing Brexit
It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that this government is trying to brainwash the country into a hard Brexit. Just after Theresa May became Prime Minister we heard ‘Brexit means Brexit’. Empty words. A few days later we were going … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Brexit, Conservative manifesto, Daily Mail, EU, Gina Miller, LibDems, Theresa May
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Understanding Leave Voters
Why did and do so many people support leave? I’ve been struggling to understand this ever since the referendum. While I’ve been stuck at home recently I’ve been able to look into it a bit more. Here are some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, Daily Mail, EU referendum, EU regeneration funds, House of Lords, immigration, John Major, leave voters, Paul Dacre, Theresa May
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