La Paloma sunset
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A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement, the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to agree to military control of his administration in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand ... [read more]
A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement, the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to agree to military control of his administration in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand ... [read more] Blog: Resting bones and skimming stones.
Date: December 24th 2005
Being almost seven months to the day that I left the cold and rain-sodden shores of my beloved Wales for my Latin American adventure; it has seen its ups and downs which was to be expected. Some I have documented, some I haven´t. The truth is, upon arriving in Uruguay, after some heavy days and nights in Rio and seven months of travelling just a bit too fast from country to country, I was ... read more
Date: December 24th 2005
Being almost seven months to the day that I left the cold and rain-sodden shores of my beloved Wales for my Latin American adventure; it has seen its ups and downs which was to be expected. Some I have documented, some I haven´t. The truth is, upon arriving in Uruguay, after some heavy days and nights in Rio and seven months of travelling just a bit too fast from country to country, I was ... read more
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It's now 2011.
Wow, how 'time passes' as Dylan T once remarked, twice, in 'Under Milkwood'.
Jessica and I are now proud parents to Carys Francisca and we are living in Swansea, Wales, my home city. Jessica is learning her trade in motherhood and the vagaries of Swansea slang and twang and English in general. I am working in the steel industry and am a current undergraduate on a Manufacturing Systems degree program.
Since the last travelblog I haven't written anything but I hope to do so soon... I still dream of putting all my South American adventures into a book and hopefully that dre... full info
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