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Page 11 of the archive.

  1. November 23, 2008

    The Difference that Goals Make

    Sunday was my first free day for the weekend, which normally occurs on Sunday and Monday. There was nothing planned and nothing really essential for the day. Somewhere in my head I had considered that it would be good to do a number of…

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  2. November 21, 2008

    When Stopping is Wiser than Going

    I crashed my bike today.

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  3. November 13, 2008

    Where Has the Help Gone?

    Loaded with a huge pile of books balanced precariously on top of each other, I turn the corner for the umpteenth time and pass through the crowd of young people gathered outside after dinner. One jumps up from his conversation and walks…

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  4. November 10, 2008

    Movies and Music

    I have just finished watching a movie where the guy gets the girl amidst formidable odds and everybody lives happily ever after.

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  5. November 3, 2008

    Internet for a Coffee

    Where we live in the outskirts of town there is no internet available. A dial-up connection with a modem gives us some basic internet access but it is so slow and troublesome that we tend to only use it for emergency situations. Most times…

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  6. September 13, 2008

    Three Days in Miami

    “They were three intense days in Miami,” I thought to myself as my plane taxied to the runway at Miami airport. Recapping over the events I realise that in retrospect it would have been wiser to have arranged more days here in the United…

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  7. September 11, 2008

    Now in Miami

    After a long flight and a few hours sleep I finally arrive here in Miami. It is warm and humid, a far cry from the brisk late winter of Chile.

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  8. August 25, 2008

    Life in the Aires

    Today I was supposed to be on a bus heading back to Puerto Madryn. But today I remain here in Buenos Aires. My visit of 10 days has just been extended for another week. The reason? Too much to do in just 10 days.

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  9. August 10, 2008

    Travels and More Travels

    This year has been an unsettled year, with one journey following another . Since the beginning of this year the time I have spent in my home base between travels has been less than 8 weeks, and it does not look like slowing down for the…

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  10. July 11, 2008

    Heading South to Ushuaia

    Every time that I enter Argentina my passport is stamped with a stamp that gives me 3 months to live in the country and move around freely. At the end of this time I may renew my visa by leaving the country and returning again, even on the…

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