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A private tour with driver and guide a young lad called Leonardo, who was fairly knowledgeable with a good grip of the English language. We drove to a winery nearby, which I had some impressive wines. We then drove all the way down to the coast and the town of Valparaiso, which is the second
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A few pictures of the Matilda hotel in Santiago, recommended to me by David from Swimming. Full marks! It’s quaint and charming, although it has three flights of stairs, but no elevator. The rooms are basic the bed clean, the showers perfect. Staff are very friendly.
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Addendum – I don’t need this Reasonable flight across the Pacific to Santiago- QANTAS Dreamliner – truely a flat bed! However my life long sleeping position of flat on my belly , flat pillow, head facing to the left or right , is after 75 years, catching up with me as I have a mild
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I, as we Australians so delightfully turn a phrase, am a “grey nomad”. But the stress of several hiccups on this my first trip overseas for 3 years has only turned my thinning grey hair, white, hence forth after this first day , I will be a “Snow Goose “. My domestic leg, Adelaide to
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This pool is 15minutes drive away, costs $5 entrance fee and is thankfully heated. The dog, 2 cats and 3 chickens have settled also in well and have joined a veritable menagerie. The whitish hue in the ground in the top left image is….FROST In case you did not think it was all that cold…
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Well may you ask and so here is a photograph of one in production! It’s a work in process and once finished , I will update the blog with the finished product. I have learnt many wood working skills, a manly task that I did not take up in school, but I was one of
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It is now 12 months since my euphemistically described “man shed” has been completed and the architect somewhat tongue in cheek labelled it my music studio and I would be the 1st to deny that I am not by any stretch of the imagination a musician. I certainly love music so I’m happy to go
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It seems that a Koala has taken up residence
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Three days in Brisbane – staying at this club like accommodation in the CBD. A gentlemen’s club, heavens knows how they let me in. All smartphones requested on silent, no smoking allowed of course even cigars.