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  • A Walk By The Mediterranean

    A Walk By The Mediterranean

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWe can’t all head to the mountains and the slopes that lack snow. Some of us head south to the coast. The weather is good and the air is warm enough. It is warm enough for me, not just to consider swimming but to actually do it. The sea is blue and…

  • The Arches

    The Arches

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you are looking for a sport easy walk with a little scrambling, walk to the rock arches. Two holes have been eroded into the rock providing two natural arches. You can walk up to both arches but it’s better to go on a quiet day. This place is not a good…

  • Cycling in Spain

    Cycling in Spain

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    Reading Time: 3 minutes When people think of cycling in Spain they think of the seaside and they think of the coast. They think of long flat roads and short climbs. I made the mistake of thinking that so when I arrived in Spain I went cycling but every direction I tried involved climbing steep gradients.…

  • What is There to See in the Lake

    What is There to See in the Lake

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is there to see in the lake is a question that people have frequently asked me. For at least two years I would go diving nearly every weekend. I would dive in the Lac Léman, the Lac de Bourget, the Gouille Du Duzillet. I also dived the English channel in November.…

  • Google Local Guides and I

    Google Local Guides and I

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesGoogle Local Guides and I are mutually beneficial. I love to go up to the mountains and document their beauty and Google Local Guides needs images and reviews. I have been sharing images with Google Services for several years but it Google Local Guides is relatively recent. When I was added to…

  • Experimenting with Spherical photographs

    Experimenting with Spherical photographs

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI was in Spain with the Ricoh Theta S last week so I took the opportunity to experiment with the Ricoh Theta S in a number of locations. What I like about such a device is that it takes a click to get pictures. I experimented with a manfrotto monopod and a…

  • Lebara Spain

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you visit Spain and get a lebara Spain sim you need to set up two access point names. One is for internet access and the other is for MMS. I only point this out because dozens of sites tell you what the configuration requirements are but non indicate that you…

  • The Running of the Bulls

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhilst in Switzerland people stand in the streets as they watch the cows go up the mountains and come back down the Spanish enjoy a more extreme version with the same species. I was in the same street as the bulls were running up and down whilst in Spain and this was…