This was the first time I had seen snow let alone drove in it. I underestimated how slippery it was!

Ronnie

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April 17th 2007
Once again my apologies for the slackness of keeping my blogs up to date. Sice leaving Asia in ealry december I flew to the United Kingdom. As soon as I got off the plane I suddenly lost my tan from 2 months in Asia and could not for the life of me figure out why I was the only one off the plane in shorts, shirt and thongs at 6 in the morning when it was 4 degrees and raining. I was also quickly ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Ericeira

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more