A rather graphic statue of Jesus on the Cross

The Flu Pandemic Song(The Flying Fish Sailors) - The Flu strikes with a Vengeance and a short walk in the fresh air to the beach

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April 9th 2016
When one gets struck down by a flu virus it is natural to try and remember where and who you might have been with to catch something so awful. Gretchen is putting it down to the guy who hoicked (NZ meaning) on numerous occasions outside our apartment in Santiago. Goodness knows what we walked through each time we walked down the narrow little alleyway when we were going out. Gretchen’s case ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Northern » Porto

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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