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http://herod.tk a
site on the history of the ancient Middle East
and its holy books |
| http://www.oftwominds.com/ |
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Charles Hugh Smith a San Francisco journalist
has an interesting sight covering everything
from economics to writing and essays.
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http://kinsella.tk |
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Francis Kinsella has an interesting
writer's site. |
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| http://Sibelius.tk |
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| http://travellersstories.googlepages.com |
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’Connelly had been invited to what was announced
as a ‘travel writer’s celebration’, organised by
Shakespeare & Company, a Parisian bookshop, in
reality a rag-tag monument to second-hand books
and literature, situated on quai de Montebello
opposite Notre Dame, on the Left Bank of the
Seine, and run by an ancient Bostonian, George
Whitman. O’Connelly's presence was as the member
of a panel entitled at ‘Travel in Words’. Significantly,
however, he had not been invited to present a
book, he had written nothing for over two years.
His name was still a good draw for the reading
public, a successful writer, whose books had
regular remained in the best sellers’ lists for
several weeks and could be found on the shelves
of most bookshops and libraries. |
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http://kovalam2008.tk/ |
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Kerala on
the coast of the Arabian Sea in
the south of India has become a
popular destination for
tourists. It is still unspoilt
in the sense that it has not
been transformed into blocks of
concrete even if numerous small
hotels and guest houses have
sprung up in places like Kovalam
and the intrinsic character of
its many small fishing villages
has not changed. Visitors should
not expect the comforts of
Europe and South-East Asia but
the pleasure of discovering
India is great. Scenes as
those shown above of fishermen
hauling in their nets are common
and cities such as Kochi
(Cochin) are full of surprises. |
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http://sumpinein.blogspot.com/ |
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July 17, Hendaye, Basque
Country. As I sit here the outside
temperature hovers between 95 and
105°F, probably
the highest ever recorded in the Basque
Country, a region straddling the
Spanish-French border, known for its
mild and often wet, temperate,
North Atlantic climate. To
the Spanish side, the Basque Country is
an autonomous region called Euskual
Herria, politically part of the
Spanish
Republic, to
the French side it has no political
status - to the great chagrin of the
Basques - other than through its long
history and traditions. |
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| This town is
at the centre of a forthcoming novel
telling a story of intrigue surrounding
the Spanish property bubble and how it
overflowed into the nearby town with the
murder of a promoter. The book entitled
'Two Bridges Too Far' is expected to be
published in autumn this year by
Vincennes Books |
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| Inked-In is the
latest addition to the Burry Man
community of creative artists.
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| The caves of the Sierra de Atapuerca contain
a rich fossil record of the earliest human
beings in Europe, from nearly one million years
ago and extending up to the Common Era. They
represent an exceptional reserve of data, the
scientific study of which provides priceless
information about the appearance and the way of
life of these remote human ancestors. |
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Scientists have discovered the
oldest human remains in western Europe. A
jawbone and teeth discovered at the famous
Atapuerca site in northern Spain have been dated
between 1.1 and 1.2 million years old.
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