Patiperro's Guestbook

Small world
What a delightful find on a dull afternoon! I particularly liked your photograph of Westminster. Your blog came up in connection with my old college friend Paul Engeham, who might be surprised to learn that I'm currently Principal of a small international school in Guangzhou. Do pass my best wishes and season's greetings to Paul if you are in touch. I may be on furlough in London in February. Michael Collins mcpanorama@gmail.com

We love diving
We know you are not complaining but getting back into the work life is an adjustment and we understand. Glad you had time to go diving and wish we could have been on that trip. The sea lions would have been wonderful to see. Great photos. Excellent. Glad you'll be writing some local blogs. We love those as you are the expert in the area.

Galway
I think Galway has the missguided reputation as being popular for stag parties in Ireland. From my holiday there last year there were loads of families holidaying there and there is so much to see and do in the surrounding areas. Roundstone, Connemara, the Gaeltacht Irish speaking areas and Spiddal are also worth visiting.

GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Daniel, not sure whether my previous comment was uploaded. A great adventure. Glad we could contribute to the memories and trip of a lifetime. Salud!

Great adventures!
How wonderful that you're staying with French people and getting to know the culture! Mont St Michel is one of my fave places. I spent the night and had a dream of doing the Camino de Santiago de Compostella/Chemin de San Jacques, which I later did. If you end up having a bit of time, it's a fantastic journey, but it also sounds as if you're having fabulous experiences. !Buen viaje!

saludos desde Lonquen
Hola Daniel, Que buena pasada por París. Con Monica estuvimos por 5 días hace 2 años y fue espectacular. Me acuerdo de unas ostras y creps que comimos en los restaurantes de montmatre que tu muestras acá. Por acá todo bien. El fin de semana fuimos por 2 dias a Rapel que siempre es tan agradable y con Sofi hicimos nuestra primera navegación en 470 de la temporada. Los niños bien. Sofi termina esta semana sus clases y sigue solo con su preparacion para la PSU. Las parras en esta época crecen mucho y requieren de un buen cuidado cosa que hemos hecho en forma aplicada. Esta es la mejor temporada de venta del año así es que estamos con todas las pilas puestas para tener un excelente fin de año. un abrazo y nos vemos pronto, Andres

Six degrees of separation...
the more you travel the more common such coincidences become. I spent 11 years working at NATO in Brussels so had colleagues/friends from all over Europe. After I returned to the States, one day years later I was browsing for travel books and I heard a Norwegian couple in the next aisle over. I, of course, had to introduce myself being of Norwegian ancestry. They asked I had visited Norway and had any relatives or friends there. I told them I had visited Norway many times and dear friends named Erling and Vigdis. They said they had picked up Erling and Vigdis earlier that day, and he would be the Norwegian Defense Representative to the US for the next three years. I called Erling at the Embassy about 10 minutes into his new job...he was very surprised to hear my voice and asked if I worked for the CIA...I didn't...just one of those 6 degree of separation moments. He ended up spending five years in DC and attended my retirement ceremony. This is just one of many stories I could tell. Anyway, it sounds like you are a networker as described in Malcolm Gladwell's book "Tipping Point." It's good to meet a fellow networker.

saludos desde Lonquen
Hola Dani, interesante parada. Que pena que no encontraste nada de Richard Ashton, habria sido super interesante saber algo de ese lado de la familia. Por acá todo bieny sin novedad. Este fin de semana nos quedamos tranquilos en Lonquen. Te mandamos un fuerte abrazo Andres