Scarecrow Festival

Happy Birthday Mum!

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September 7th 2007
When I came to Ethiopia, almost a year ago, I had not intended to go back to the UK for a holiday ... but it turned out that it was my Mum's 70th birthday, so I decided to surprise her, by turning up unannounced. Six months of scheming, planning and lies was worth it! The flight to Amsterdam was uneventful, however I had a slight trauma at Schipol airport as the hand luggage rules have changed ... read more

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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 ear... ... read more