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Date: 4th August 2008
Gulfoss
Gulfoss or Gulf Floss? It would be just like you to arrange for water to fall upwards on the part of the earth named after you. Bet even slartybardfast didn't think of that! What a relief your passport is tied up for a little while - maybe when you get it back you'll let us know before you leave the country willy nilly again. lots of love KG.
From Blog: Incomparable Iceland (or how to get wet in 16 different ways)
Gulfoss
Gulfoss or Gulf Floss? It would be just like you to arrange for water to fall upwards on the part of the earth named after you. Bet even slartybardfast didn't think of that! What a relief your passport is tied up for a little while - maybe when you get it back you'll let us know before you leave the country willy nilly again. lots of love KG.
From Blog: Incomparable Iceland (or how to get wet in 16 different ways)
Date: 3rd August 2008
someone had to say it
Seems like a N iceland.
From Blog: Incomparable Iceland (or how to get wet in 16 different ways)
someone had to say it
Seems like a N iceland.
From Blog: Incomparable Iceland (or how to get wet in 16 different ways)
Date: 1st August 2008
I feel cold (and wet!)
Great blog on a place that most readers will never visit.
From Blog: Incomparable Iceland (or how to get wet in 16 different ways)
I feel cold (and wet!)
Great blog on a place that most readers will never visit.
From Blog: Incomparable Iceland (or how to get wet in 16 different ways)
Date: 1st August 2008
Love it!
Loved reading your blog Floss! I hope your passport isn't held up for too long.
From Blog: Incomparable Iceland (or how to get wet in 16 different ways)
Love it!
Loved reading your blog Floss! I hope your passport isn't held up for too long.
From Blog: Incomparable Iceland (or how to get wet in 16 different ways)
Date: 10th June 2008
Obaasan
I liked your story about the concerned babushka. When my friends and I (aged 16) were trying to cross a road in Japan with 4 lanes of traffic each way, a Japanese grandmother (Obaasan) approached us and warned us (in Japanese) how dangerous it was and to take care. I found it very touching. I would love to go to Russia one day. Would you consider going back with me when Fred and George can travel? Maybe then you can finish your triumvirate and they can start it.
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Obaasan
I liked your story about the concerned babushka. When my friends and I (aged 16) were trying to cross a road in Japan with 4 lanes of traffic each way, a Japanese grandmother (Obaasan) approached us and warned us (in Japanese) how dangerous it was and to take care. I found it very touching. I would love to go to Russia one day. Would you consider going back with me when Fred and George can travel? Maybe then you can finish your triumvirate and they can start it.
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Date: 2nd June 2008
Great pics and commentary. I really enjoyed the ones of Peterhof.... I can now say I have 'virtually' been there :-) Mmm, dumplings sound goooood.
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Great pics and commentary. I really enjoyed the ones of Peterhof.... I can now say I have 'virtually' been there :-) Mmm, dumplings sound goooood.
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Date: 28th May 2008
Random comments
Hey Floss, Ooo I'm jealous. I loved russia. Did you ever wonder why the "Church of Spilled Blood" is called that? Tzar Alexander II was blown up there when getting out of a carriage in the late 1800s. His blood ran down the cracks of the cobbled stone streets. So they built a church on that exact site. That's why there's this sort of "blank" part of the chuck floor which is just cobblestone and no mozaics on it. Pretty morbid, but such is the rest of russian life. As for the old women begging - that's a result of the ruble crash in the 1990s when their life savings suddenly turned into dust. Poor things. Pity about the caviar. Had I known I would have given you a shopping list - you could have brought some back for me!!! Hope you're doing well otherwise. xxx
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Random comments
Hey Floss, Ooo I'm jealous. I loved russia. Did you ever wonder why the "Church of Spilled Blood" is called that? Tzar Alexander II was blown up there when getting out of a carriage in the late 1800s. His blood ran down the cracks of the cobbled stone streets. So they built a church on that exact site. That's why there's this sort of "blank" part of the chuck floor which is just cobblestone and no mozaics on it. Pretty morbid, but such is the rest of russian life. As for the old women begging - that's a result of the ruble crash in the 1990s when their life savings suddenly turned into dust. Poor things. Pity about the caviar. Had I known I would have given you a shopping list - you could have brought some back for me!!! Hope you're doing well otherwise. xxx
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Date: 28th May 2008
Great photos and write up Floss! Russia looks great. I want some warm dumplings now!!! Love Sarah
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Great photos and write up Floss! Russia looks great. I want some warm dumplings now!!! Love Sarah
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Date: 27th May 2008
Cool Space Shuttle
Hey, another round of good pics. So, did you like the underground? They did use that space shuttle, you know. It was called Buran. It flew one mission with no cosmonauts inside. It landed perfectly by remote control and then they ran out of roubles. I think the one that actually flew was crushed to scrap when its hangar collapsed. So sad lah! Squashed before I got a chance to see it!
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Cool Space Shuttle
Hey, another round of good pics. So, did you like the underground? They did use that space shuttle, you know. It was called Buran. It flew one mission with no cosmonauts inside. It landed perfectly by remote control and then they ran out of roubles. I think the one that actually flew was crushed to scrap when its hangar collapsed. So sad lah! Squashed before I got a chance to see it!
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Date: 27th May 2008
Wedding parties - yep!
I CANNOT believe I forgot the 80s wedding parties! yes! The bride was all in netting, the attendees all had up dos with little tendrilly bits and the bride and groom looked about 15!
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Wedding parties - yep!
I CANNOT believe I forgot the 80s wedding parties! yes! The bride was all in netting, the attendees all had up dos with little tendrilly bits and the bride and groom looked about 15!
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Date: 27th May 2008
Oh you two are so cute!!!!! Did you get to see any wedding parties while you were there? They also had the height of 80s formal fashion down pat - molly ringwald would have blended right in. Miss you xxooo A
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Oh you two are so cute!!!!! Did you get to see any wedding parties while you were there? They also had the height of 80s formal fashion down pat - molly ringwald would have blended right in. Miss you xxooo A
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Date: 27th May 2008
Cool
Great to read another blog entry Floss! So why was Russia like 1985 - or is that 1984? hee hee. Looking forward to seeing you in 6 weeks! Hope you've booked your tickets. N
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Cool
Great to read another blog entry Floss! So why was Russia like 1985 - or is that 1984? hee hee. Looking forward to seeing you in 6 weeks! Hope you've booked your tickets. N
From Blog: Steppe back in time: a week in Russia
Date: 7th January 2008
oooo
i want to go to the rustic French cottage! can you send me the details - not that i have a passport but y'know it's always best to be prepared.
From Blog: The Days of Wine and Dozes: a holiday in France
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i want to go to the rustic French cottage! can you send me the details - not that i have a passport but y'know it's always best to be prepared.
From Blog: The Days of Wine and Dozes: a holiday in France
Date: 17th December 2007
Many people like feet photos
Not necessarily...I have a few fans who like my feet shots, so don't feel too special... But yes, I should at least acknowledge that you are the originator of the 'foot photo' concept.
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
Many people like feet photos
Not necessarily...I have a few fans who like my feet shots, so don't feel too special... But yes, I should at least acknowledge that you are the originator of the 'foot photo' concept.
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
Date: 16th December 2007
foot photo/stairs/what does a camel say?
Hi Floss - was the foot photo for me? Which reminds me, I don't think you have a photo of Darcy's feet yet. And congratulations for braving the stairs. I haven't walked up: stairs at Warwick Castle, and the extra stairs at the very top of St Peter's Basilica to name two. So I can appreciate the bravery that went into the decision. I also didn't walk up the Statue of Liberty but that was because I was on crutches and wasn't allowed to. I'm still not sure I would have done it if I'd been ambulatory. You should write a children's book about camels so you can put your spelling of the noises they make in and get them standardised. love bubble
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
foot photo/stairs/what does a camel say?
Hi Floss - was the foot photo for me? Which reminds me, I don't think you have a photo of Darcy's feet yet. And congratulations for braving the stairs. I haven't walked up: stairs at Warwick Castle, and the extra stairs at the very top of St Peter's Basilica to name two. So I can appreciate the bravery that went into the decision. I also didn't walk up the Statue of Liberty but that was because I was on crutches and wasn't allowed to. I'm still not sure I would have done it if I'd been ambulatory. You should write a children's book about camels so you can put your spelling of the noises they make in and get them standardised. love bubble
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
Date: 16th December 2007
Camels Suck
I feel your pain re the camels. I'm not quite sure if you recall me telling you, but I was cajoled into a TWO DAY camel trip into the Indian desert. I don't know what came over me that I agreed - can you imagine any one less suitable to spend two whole days on a smelly camel in the scorching sun and then sleeping ON the ground with mice and dung beetles?
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
Camels Suck
I feel your pain re the camels. I'm not quite sure if you recall me telling you, but I was cajoled into a TWO DAY camel trip into the Indian desert. I don't know what came over me that I agreed - can you imagine any one less suitable to spend two whole days on a smelly camel in the scorching sun and then sleeping ON the ground with mice and dung beetles?
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
Date: 15th December 2007
Ha Ha! No, I hadn't!!
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
Ha Ha! No, I hadn't!!
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
Date: 14th December 2007
Missing fourth category
Um...lots of pita bread. A bit of chicken. Fish. Some burger-y type things. I was pretty sick throughout the trip, so my brain has blanked out much of what I ate!!
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
Missing fourth category
Um...lots of pita bread. A bit of chicken. Fish. Some burger-y type things. I was pretty sick throughout the trip, so my brain has blanked out much of what I ate!!
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
Date: 14th December 2007
Missing fourth category
You left out a critical one - animals to EAT. What did they feed you over there?
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
Missing fourth category
You left out a critical one - animals to EAT. What did they feed you over there?
From Blog: Camels and Donkeys and mummified crocodiles, oh my!
Date: 10th December 2007
baby spice, and blanket business
1. You have looked like baby spice in the past. I happen to have a photo of you in a pink mini skirt, pink shirt docs and pig tails (dressed up as baby spice for a fancy dress party back in the 90s). You were quite convincing. 2. I hate smelly blankets. I'd pay double for non-smelly blankets. Wouldn't you? Seems like there's a business opportunity - for someone who doesn't mind hanging out in the cold and washing blankets.
From Blog: Essential Exhortations for Expeditions to Egypt
baby spice, and blanket business
1. You have looked like baby spice in the past. I happen to have a photo of you in a pink mini skirt, pink shirt docs and pig tails (dressed up as baby spice for a fancy dress party back in the 90s). You were quite convincing. 2. I hate smelly blankets. I'd pay double for non-smelly blankets. Wouldn't you? Seems like there's a business opportunity - for someone who doesn't mind hanging out in the cold and washing blankets.
From Blog: Essential Exhortations for Expeditions to Egypt
Date: 5th December 2007
Soccer photo...
...is awesome. And Baby Spice? I guess I could have seen how an Egyptian boy would have thought so, back when you were blonde (rather like my Hong Kong in-laws thought I looked like David Beckham back when I rarely shaved - yuh-huh). But now? Hope your bum problems have cleared up, ha ha ha!
From Blog: Essential Exhortations for Expeditions to Egypt
Soccer photo...
...is awesome. And Baby Spice? I guess I could have seen how an Egyptian boy would have thought so, back when you were blonde (rather like my Hong Kong in-laws thought I looked like David Beckham back when I rarely shaved - yuh-huh). But now? Hope your bum problems have cleared up, ha ha ha!
From Blog: Essential Exhortations for Expeditions to Egypt
Date: 30th November 2007
Thanks Rich
You're a legend - I'll follow up on the cleaning option, I reckon. Ta muchly.
From Blog: The Blog of the Dead
Thanks Rich
You're a legend - I'll follow up on the cleaning option, I reckon. Ta muchly.
From Blog: The Blog of the Dead
Date: 30th November 2007
Great photos!
Always wanted to go there - nice images! We're going to Oman and Yemen for Christmas. Well, at that time of the year, anyway. You can have the sensor cleaned on your camera. Shouldn't cost too much. Or, you can get PhotoShop and use the healing tool to remove those black smudges. Or you can go old-school and get an SLR and use slides. Yeee-aaah!
From Blog: The Blog of the Dead
Great photos!
Always wanted to go there - nice images! We're going to Oman and Yemen for Christmas. Well, at that time of the year, anyway. You can have the sensor cleaned on your camera. Shouldn't cost too much. Or, you can get PhotoShop and use the healing tool to remove those black smudges. Or you can go old-school and get an SLR and use slides. Yeee-aaah!
From Blog: The Blog of the Dead
Big Sister
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Passport
Come on - I know you have your passport back - where are all the blogs after July 2008? I want to read another one.
From Blog: Incomparable Iceland (or how to get wet in 16 different ways)