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May 4th 2008

Published: May 6th 2008

Ushuaia has nicknamed itself "The End of the World", a fact with which you're bludgeoned over the head like an overly trusting penguin as you wander its streets, however it's difficult to justify such a title. At roughly the same latitude south as Belfast is north, and not even the most southerly city in the world (that honour goes to Puerto Williams in Chile, a fact acknowledged by both the Arge... Read Full Entry

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John McCabe

Jabe

I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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6th May 2008

jens
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Man you are bitter. It is a petty that you can 't enjoy life.

6th May 2008

Jabe
John McCabe

Re: jens' comment
Bitter? Hardly. Enjoying life? Definitely.

6th May 2008

Kari12
Caroline Redmond

YOu never mentioned the name of the hostel? Which was it?

4th September 2008

Javier
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Malvinas Memorial
Malvinas and Falkland Memorial as english say is a territory still under a resolution of the United Nations to get an agreement. If UK don´t believe in the International Rights, thats a big problem.

4th September 2008

Jabe
John McCabe

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I have absolutely no idea why you left this comment on my blog, however my understanding of the UN's view of the islands is that it's up to Argentina and the UK (i.e. not the UN) to provide a solution regarding sovereignty.

30th December 2011

Will
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Cat (and mouse) on a tin roof
Hello. Can you tell me who is the owner of this picture? I just had someone propose this same identical cat and mouse for my new business logo. Thank you.

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