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Happy Christmas Eve!
Happy Christmas Eve! here we have two small objects designed by my sister, with a trilingual 2014 calendar; if there are kids around, they will probably love it. You will need scisors, glue and a bit...
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Far away ports (1) A sample
La Coruña, Brest, Puerto Montt and Duluth: four mid-sized cities (metro populations between 200.000 and 400.000) that are often described as ports, that are rather far from the central areas of their...
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Far away ports (2) Landscape and climate
The landscape of these four cities is marked by the irregular coastline, elevation, geology and vegetation. View Larger Map Brest sits on top of a coastal cliff some 40 m high which overlooks the bay,...
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Far away ports (3) Contraptions
Those that have never lived in a port city often have no idea on how variable their landscape is. A ship of a certain size can be longer and higher than many buildings, and its skyline can change with...
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Far away ports (4) Histories. Towers, submarines, beavers, salmons…
La Coruña port existed in roman times. The Hercules Tower, a roman lighthouse which is thought to have been built during the first century AC, shows the relevance of the area during that time. The...
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Visibility
Two images from two quite different cities: Salzburg in Austria, and La Coruña, in Spain (up to you to sort which image corresponds to each city…) . Two strong landscapes and the difference is in the...
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From Alps to Atlantic (7) Finding your way in a peninsula
La Coruña I was born on a peninsula, and I like that kind of places. Some people from inland areas are somehow puzzled, as for them a coastal city should have water only in one direction, a far cry...
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The last of three great nights
If you ever come to Spain around these days, this is how serious things are done here: The night from 24th to 25th December: a family dinner and a Christmas meal. Usually no party out of home, but...
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