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Another World Tour... - This time it is two Australian's that are riding around the world - their cause - to raise money and awareness for Prostate Cancer. They hooked up in Niaga...1 hour ago
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Description Of A Veteran - Veterans are described many ways by many people. This is the description I prefer. “A Veteran is someone who at one point in their life wrote a blank chec...
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Questions - "How does a man find or meet you?" That was the start of a very strange but fun conversation I had recently. Well, I’m always around, but I may not be ea...
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Red Friday - *This was sent to me in an email. Today seemed an appropriate day to pass it on:* *If the red shirt thing is new to you, read below how it went for a man....
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November 2009 East Coast Biker - Check out the November 2009 issue of East Coast Biker Online! Unfortunately Diana’s article got cut short by mistake. I think Norm and the crew got fluster...8 hours ago
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Pierce Lane - Ironic I thought to myself as I cycled by on Simonton Street. The pool chemical store to the left, the Sugar Apple all natural store to the right.I was in ...
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Kiss a Veteran Every Day - We live in the microcosms of our own lives, and we rarely self reflect on the ills of our fellow man. Every day we should think about those less fortunat...
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A weekend on River Rd and Marfa, TX - “In spite of the cost of Living, it is still pretty popular” – Kathy Norris It was late. Nighttime. A glacial wind was blowing us sideways it’s con...11 hours ago
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Lest we forget. - [image: Vimy][image: French Cemetery] [image: Tyne Cot] [image: Roses in cemetery] [image: Neuville St Vaast] [image: Brooding soldier] [image: Lest_W...11 hours ago
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Day 5 plus Banana tree massacre - Well it’s that time of the year…time for the banana trees to DIE!!! You have heard of the Texas chainsaw massacre…well now you’re going to hear the story a...
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Guest post - Yep, I hacked into the "secure" site of Ann's/Boston's. I felt the since she ain't gonna tell all about her little 'addiction' I will. As most of you alr...13 hours ago
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Dearly Departed - I'm so pissed again today and rightly so too, cuz for the past 8 days or so I ain't been able to log into/get any kinda access to the website where I norma...14 hours ago
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I saw three scooters tailing me... - Filtering the queue at Histon roundabout I saw a pack of headlights approaching at pace in my mirrors (I do look in them sometimes, if only to make sure th...14 hours ago
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BACK FROM UK….WITH BIKE TREASURE - Landed yesterday evening after yet another bloody awful ”cattle class” flight from UK to Turkey. I never want to fly ever again, the seats are designed to ...17 hours ago
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The Sunset of our Riding Season - November is not typically renowned in New Hampshire as a great motorcycle riding month, but on occasion Nature drops a beauty into our laps. So it happened...
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Vetrans Day Thoughts... - I remember my day's serving our great country under a presedent who had nothing but distane for the military just like today..I was lucky we were not at wa...22 hours ago
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Happy 234th Birthday, Marine Corp! - I share my birthday with the United States Marine Corp. Semper Fi and Happy Birthday to the Corp!1 day ago
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Son's Of Anarchy Season 2 episode 9 review - Clay tries to get Opie into the club deeper. The deeper in he gets, the less of a threat he will be, when and if he finds out that Clay had Tig try to e...
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Galiano Island, BC - Finale - Whenever we go into exploration mode it is our usual practice to travel onto every road we find to see where it ends up. We head up (NW) along the main pav...1 day ago
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Catching Up - Got Milk? Birthday ride yesterday [image: Fine day for a birthday ride] I started this blog in the spring of 2007 when I was getting ready to take 5 weeks ...1 day ago
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Maintenance & Repair Time - Yes, it is that time. Since Las Vegas really has no concrete riding season and alternate off-season, there is a certain pain behind my right eye while unde...
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Cobra rally, Worcester - I woke up Sunday morning to the sound of rain falling on my tent, great all I needed! Shades of the "Slangkop rally" where we were woken up at 2am and chas...
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Procrastination - I procrastinate, it's a guy thing, I'll get around to it, maybe later, I want to finish this first, hey what's that?! Okay, a little A.D.D. too, I don't kn...
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A GOOD DAY'S RIDE, ERWIN TN, TILMAN MOUNTIAN TN, MARSHAL (NC) - I've gone over the map, and reconstructed it to actually reflect the small roads I traveled over...yesterday's map was hurriedly routed...and contains many...2 days ago
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Crashing sux!!!! - WARNING! This post contains foul language and a hatred for old blue-hairs that have no business driving. If that offends you, oh well, don't read any furth...
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iPhone Vespa: 3 Prints Project - I have a lot of film to process. Chemicals in the darkroom have gone bad and need to be remixed. But still I make sluggish progress. The Vespa makes it ...2 days ago
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The Legend of Burnett's Mound - How many times have you seen some Hollywood teen type movie with cars parked at the top of a hill overlooking a glorious valley below. Teenagers would park...
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International Motorcycle Show coming to Dallas Texas - *2009-2010 Cycle World International Motorcycle Show* *What:* World's Largest Motorcycle Show Series Rolls Out the Latest Street Bikes, Sportbikes, Cru...3 days ago
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Motorcycle Blues - . It has been several months since I've ridden a motorcycle and not been on the back. I find I am missing it. I am sure that will please Troubadour to no e...
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Dead Corn - I was riding a favorite backroad of mine a while ago when I noticed the dead corn. Something said stop and take a picture. I wasn't in a hurry, so I di...
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MeanDonnaJean - Some of my Sponsors for the 5 K walk. Donna, Thanks for stopping by. Stinkin Thinkin
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Pretty Pretty Things - I really don't have much time for cars any more. I mean, I like *some* cars, but overall my interest level is only slightly higher than my level of interes...4 days ago
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Sunday's Adventure To Scale - Some sounds carry the ring of finality in the softest of tones. Air hissing from a tire... The click of a lock (with you on the wrong side of the bedroom d...
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I got beat up on the Las Vegas strip - They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. I hope so. I don’t want that kind of thrash and trash in MY neighborhood. The day started out very peaceful...
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Times changing at local dealership - My local dealership has become a causality of the economic down turn. They have decided to change from a dealership (with parts, gear, and great service) t...1 week ago
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Post-Halloween, Post-Daylight Savings Time Ride - With the change back to standard time, most people in North Bend are happy to have an extra hour of sleep. Except perhaps for the fellow above, whose dow...
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The Bells! It Must Be The Gate To Southwell. - The original event of the Gate to Southwell dates back to 1109, and was revived back in 1981, becoming an annual event for many local Morris dance teams. I...1 week ago
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Sorry for the long hiatus - A lot has been going on in our little neck of the woods and not all was pleasant. As I sit here I am swishing bourbon around the hole where a tooth was rem...1 week ago
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Alvin C. York State Park - Nestled in the beauty of the mountains along the Cumberland Plateau you will find Pall Mall Tennessee. The ride along U.S. 127 is very relaxing. On this...2 weeks ago
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It's Been Way Too Long Baby - It's been awhile since I've had a decent ride. Ever since I re-did my permit several weeks ago, I have ridden around town, to and from work, just little ja...2 weeks ago
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Life is Mine - The past couple of months I've been zigzagging through numerous challenges. Various jobs, people and places in my mind I never thought I'd go to. And somet...2 weeks ago
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Rocco & Don's Excellent Adventure - On a lighter note of the happenings on Wednesday, I got to meet a lot of new great people. Some faces I have seen before, but never met. Aside from June, ...
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Check Out Uncle Jay Leno's Restoration Tech - Jay Leno’s 3D Printer Replaces Rusty Old Parts *Jay Leno has a lot of old cars with a lot of obsolete parts. When he needs to replace these parts, he skips...2 weeks ago
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Fall-From the Phone - The seasons are changing. Not sure how many more times I get to take this shot. I think bikini season is gone too :-( Update: This picture showed the fall c...
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October Heat in South Florida - Wow, we are having a heat wave in October. We have resorted to reading blogs of areas that have snow in order to cool off. The heat index has been hoverin...
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Derby Reach and Return to Fort Langley - It’s been a while. The weather throughout September and into last week was unseasonably nice. Warm sunny days and mild evenings dominated the weather at a ...
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Escribitionism - Apparently there’s a blogger in the village. Shocking, but true. When I heard who the suspect was, I was appalled. Him? Really? No! The view from Fethiye Bur...4 weeks ago
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Join the live podcast today at 7pm Eastern THE AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE GIRLS - Today at 7pm Easter (that's 4pm for you west-coasters), I'll be joining the motley crew at Sidestand Up Radio. I'll be interviewing longtime motorcycle jou...1 month ago
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Do Pebbles burn?!? - Well, it seems that amidst all the raging wildfires, there was a little car show, and THIS year was the first year to allow motorcycles on the blessed lawn...1 month ago
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The first leg (Journey of a thousand miles) - This old road is graceful and familiar. I travel it often. During this time of the week and at this hour of the morning, the traffic is light. There are sel...
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Warning To My Massachusetts Friends - This is a letter of warning to my Massachusetts brothers and sisters. Get informed and join the fight. I've been informed that many cities in the state are...2 months ago
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Motorcycle Ride Video-Eleven Bridges Road - Here is a motorcycle ride video I did last Sunday with Dan and Donna-Lynne over the Eleven Bridges Road to Wayne, Alberta culminating in a stop for refresh...2 months ago
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ONTO NORTH TEXAS BIKERS III 7-16-09 - WELL, IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN WHEN I HAVE EXCEEDED MY PHOTO UPLOAD LIMIT HERE ON NORTH TEXAS BIKERS II. I HAVE CREATED NORTH TEXAS BIKERS III AND THE NEW LINK...3 months ago
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Bella doesn’t always mean beautiful - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This Bella R203 frame and engine isn’t pretty but it’s all there. It’s not clear what state the engine is in. There ...3 months ago
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Outlaw Biker - Seven months is a long time. I was surprised that I hadn't posted since November of last year, but time flies. I guess I can reimmerse by telling you about...4 months ago
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A Broken Heart.... - Hi Everyone, I just finished reading some posts on one of my most favorite blogs ever, Joker's- The Harley-Davidson Mystique. Joker, I am so sorry to hear ...
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Happy Memorial Day - Thank You to the Men and Women who are serving, who have served, our United States Armed Forces. We are in debt to you. Many Have Served for Us, Many Hav...
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Mud Puddles and Malaria - Kibangou, Congo * January 13, 2009 The term mud puddle doesn’t do it justice. A mud puddle is a small pool of water that a little boy in yellow rubber galosh...5 months ago
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Ripon to the A1 - The outskirts of Ripon are joined at a small roundabout, where the B6265 is signposted to the right. Originally one would have gone straight on and into t...
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Back on the Blog and the Southend Shakedown - *It's been literally months since I last blogged: I keep meaning to sit down and write but there's always been something else to do that's got in the way.*...
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A Motorcycle Ride Up to Haunted Hill - *Just in time for Halloween, Kano comes up with a spooky account of his motorcycle ride into the realm of the supernatural:* It was an October day typical...
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Baron's Life Blog Roll
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JOBS FOR BRITISH WORKERS? - Well well well, reports in today’s Herald state that Glasgow’s Labour council is set to make 4000 people redundant after cutting teaching posts in the ci...
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The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month - Today marks 91 years since the signing of the Armistice between the Allies of World War 1 and Germany at Rethondes, France, for the end of hostilities on...
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What’s Your City? and Why The Dinosaurs Disappeared - This is so me except for the first two sentences of the last paragraph – pfffft. The last sentence…definitely Your City is Sydney You are straightforward, ...3 hours ago
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The last books - Today's Saying The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them. ~Samuel Butler My book shelf is full and I've ordered seven new ...
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The Christmas Truce. - In my part of the world, the Remembrance/Veteran Day is not observed. Considering that I have made so many friends here that do commemorate this special da...
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Nato - Time to Ditch It? - Israel: Forging NATO Missile Shield, Rehearsing War With Iran [image: Israel: Forging NATO Missile Shield, Rehearsing War With Iran] by Rick Rozoff *|* Chi...5 hours ago
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Random Dozen ~ Eleven - It's time again for Linda's Random Dozen. This is the one Meme that I don't mind doing as the Questions are Right Smart ones. I don't like the ones that ...
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Rimedio contro il raffreddore efficacissimo. - Sembra uno scherzo ,ma non è cosi',si deve tenere il naso al caldo.
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#637 Rocking out on air instruments - Oh, there’s more than just guitar. How many of these other air classics have you pulled off? 1. Air drums. Riding shotgun and nailing solos on the dashboar...9 hours ago
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Boobs Jealous of Butt - This weekend while surfing through the channels I discovered this Reebok commercial for their new EasyTone sneakers. These fabulous new sneakers are designed...1 day ago
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Bruno etait a Berlin - en novembre 1989 quand le mur de la honte fut enfin detruit [image: Posted by Picasa]
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Antique Kitchen Gadgets - Check out these very cool old kitchen utensils I found in my recent thrift store travels: I'm not sure what this one is, though (I had to have it anyway). It...
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The Tate Gallery Beckons... - You know you've got too much time on your hands when you end up doing this. I have a curved scar on one hand which Mrs Bison drew a face around, so that t...1 day ago
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Do women have a soul? - I was looking up something in a French reference book last week. Quid is a sort of who’s who, encyclopaedia, years news, lists of everything, book. We have...4 days ago
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It's snowing - Snow is here. But it's snow mixed with rain so it will disappear as quick as it comes. November is the worst month in Sweden with its mixture between autum...6 days ago
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We're Only A Dream - Far into the distance amid cumulus clouds where colors mold Aurora Borealis skies, you and I stroll. Two people, joined hands, and joined hearts. Each know...1 week ago
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Shopping Made Easy - Go Online with ShopWiki - Last week, I met one of my best childhood friends in a busy street of my hometown. He is the one who got settled in USA and now he is in my hometown for a vi...1 week ago
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Kseniya Simonova - Sand Animation (Україна має талант / Ukraine's Got Talent) - I know I have not posted here for a while, but I am back again. For my come back I wanted to share with you this video I came across a while ago somewhere ...1 week ago
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Blog Tips - Many of you have asked me how I get the photos so large at my blog and how I add my signature to them. I have hesitated to answer this as there are so m...1 week ago
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Fresh Dates (Taze Hurma) - Originating in the Middle East, these sweet fruits sit on top of date palm trees along with branches of feathery looking, hard, green leaves which are long...
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Press Release from Wendell Barcelona - Folks - Wendell asked me to post his Press Release onto my website as apparently his is down for maintenence at this time. I asked him if it was maintenenc...
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Our Beloved New Orleans Series Part 2 – Rebuilding - Click here to read about New Orleans Series Part 1 In 2005 after Hurricane Katrina landed ferociously in the Gulf Coast areas, nearly 23,000 men, women and...5 weeks ago
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Rocky Mountain High - [image: Pooh Wants To Travel] Pooh, my parents kitten, wanted to make sure she didn't get left behind. Pooh has been staying with us while my folks have be...
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On urgent project - Hi I have been on an urgent project for the past two weeks. I will continue to be away for another 6-8 weeks. Please bear with me as I may not be in a pos...2 months ago
Baron's Travel Blogs
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Daily Travel Photo – Melbourne, Australia - Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog. Follow me as I travel around the world. [...]1 hour ago
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Q&A With Jeanne Dee, the Nomadic Family Traveler - Living off savings and investments, the Dee family - Jeanne, 57, Vince, 56, and their 9-year-old daughter - have been traveling the world and chronicling t...2 hours ago
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25 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL - This is my 100th post on Blog-Capt. Anup Murthy. Not counting my other Blogs on Blogger. I was in India last two weeks and it hit me that this year is an A...2 hours ago
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Where in the World? - I'm currently in my second favourite city on Earth. It used to be my favourite city but then I went to New York and *this* city was relegated to second pla...15 hours ago
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Your Own Two Hands - wasn't born in Bangladesh. I was born in a developed country as a member of the racial majority. I've had amazing parents and friends who have always suppo...21 hours ago
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A HOTEL WITH A VIEW - BILBAO - NOVEMBER 2008 In November 2008 I went back to Bilbao, this time with my companion for the last thirty nine years, who hadn't been there since 1976...
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Only in Berlin - I hope you have all been able to catch some of the coverage on the 20th anniversary of the falling of the Berlin Wall, either from the links from the pre...1 day ago
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And the journey goes on.. - Journeys are a way of life. We wade through life looking for a purpose,seeking one milestone after another, looking for destinations but realizing that v...
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Nov 9, rving to arizona in march - Q. Is this a good time to go? A. I presume you're asking about the weather and temperature. Arizona is a big state and the weather will vary1 day ago
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long-lasting liza - The recession continues to bite in Japan - take a little stroll around any 'hood and you'll likely see a fair few empty premises. However, it's good to see...2 days ago
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London, United Kingdom - *The cosmopolitan city of London* *Snapshots by* *Heide and Frieder Konrad* *Write from Graz, Austria* *London,* which attracts millions of visitors every ...
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At the moment I'm... - * Watching:* True Blood (quirky, sordid and *much* better than Twilight!) *Reading:* The 4-hour work week by Timothy Ferris (lots of interesting ideas...)...5 days ago
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Temple of the Emerald Buddha - Bangkok - It is the Indian connection of the Emerald Buddha that made me put Wat Phra Kaew in the must see list of Bangkok. This temple, considered the Mecca of the Bu...
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Mahabalipuram / Mamallapuram Part I (Chennai - Tamil Nadu) - One fine day my friend got seriously freaked out and said, “I want to go to Mahabs – THIS WEEKEND”. When a friend gets so freaked out, I ought to listen ...
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Our Beloved New Orleans Series Part 2 – Rebuilding - Click here to read about New Orleans Series Part 1 In 2005 after Hurricane Katrina landed ferociously in the Gulf Coast areas, nearly 23,000 men, women and...5 weeks ago
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Day 9 @ Auli: Switzerland of India - This is a series of my two weeks of tryst with the Garhwal Himalayas: Day 1&2 : Secunderabad to Delhi Day 3: Delhi to Haridwar bus ride Day 3: Meerut Road Da...
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Thank You All. - My trip was a wonderful experience and the quest I set out to seek answers for, has been completed beyond my own expectations. I am amazed and very pleased...5 months ago
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Mapping out the trip - Look what I did in class today - map of our travel plans! See it on Google maps here.
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Baron's Photography Blogs
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Radiant Perfume Rose - (This picture can be enlarged by clicking on it.) Although it's November, we're still enjoying roses in our yard. Most of the bushes are without leaves n...
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Happy Birthday, Mom! - Love and Hugs from Ellie, Pacho, Alex and Boris If you have time to stop by the birthday gal visit Nadine here8 hours ago
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Kiss a Veteran Every Day - We live in the microcosms of our own lives, and we rarely self reflect on the ills of our fellow man. Every day we should think about those less fortunat...
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Makoto Kagoshima Exhibition @ biotope - All images are from biotope. I went to an exhibition of a Japanese ceramic artist Makoto Kagoshima held at a lovely little shop called biotope in Gakugeidai...
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A Bit of Knowledge: Children's Photography - Its been such a long time since I posted Matthew's picture on my blog, except the one of him on the digital postcard, but not much of his face. By the way...
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Sky Watch Friday: Simple Lift at Songkha, Thailand - When the sun set, fisherman went back home. I was at Songkha Lake, the biggest lake in Thailand, in order to take some photos with my freinds. Sky at that ...
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The View from the Other Side of the Mississippi River - Sky Watch Friday - This image of the Saint Louis Gateway Arch was taken on the metrolink from the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. Do click on it to enlarge. It is ...
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Ditto for me. Have a great 4th, enjoy the day and the long weekend, and ride safe!
Thanks Baron! You ROCK!
Thanks Baron. You too. Aloha my friend :)
Thanks Baron - you da man!
Thank you!
Ride on,
Ride Free,
Torch
Thanks! We did actually.
Thanks, Baron. We had a great 4th! Hope you did, too. :)
Thanks. I hope your Canada was as good as our Fourth.
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