Capoeira on the street
A Capoeira group displaying their talents at the Notting Hill Carnival. This is a form of martial art originating in Brazil. It is a fighting art, but also dance-like and accompanied by music. It looks freeform and impromptu, but as the aim is to spar without ever hitting your opponent, it must take quite some level of skill to get as quick and as entangled as these guys did!
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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ea... [read more]
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ea... [read more] Blog: An action packed weekend
Date: August 27th 2006
The weekend was long looked forward to... eventually it arrived, and I breathed a sigh of relief. But did I sleep in and enjoy the chance to relax? No, of course not - there was far too much going on! Emma and I decided it was time for a trip to the Borough Markets, so on Saturday morning we got going straight after breakfast, arriving at our destination just when this busy market o ... read more
Date: August 27th 2006
The weekend was long looked forward to... eventually it arrived, and I breathed a sigh of relief. But did I sleep in and enjoy the chance to relax? No, of course not - there was far too much going on! Emma and I decided it was time for a trip to the Borough Markets, so on Saturday morning we got going straight after breakfast, arriving at our destination just when this busy market o ... read more
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Kiwis aren't so flightless after all...
In March 2006 my best friend and I took off on a road trip across the United States. We drove in a large zig zag across the continent, had an amazing time and kept everyone in touch by writing about our adventures on our travelblog - Jenny and Ju.
At the end of our trip we arrived in the UK, based ourselves in London, and split up to seek our fortunes. Since our first blog had been such a success, I started this one to record my new adventures, and promptly got sidetracked with life ... full info
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