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Review: Tilley Endurables Travel Wear
Not Your Grandpa's Tilley I have to admit, that when the name Tilley Endurables comes up in travel wear, an immediate 'senior stereotype' comes to mind, and it isn't a stylish one. But when we travelled to Myanmar recently, Henk and I were given the opportunity (via...
Review: Olympus OM-D E-M10 MarkII Camera
How the Olympus OM-D E-M10 MarkII made it into Henk's Camera Bag There's always a moment when you realize that you've 'made it' in whatever challenge you set out for yourself. Henk's moment came when all the hard work and effort he had been putting into his...
The Great Lisbon Earthquake I’ll never forget
It was one of the most significant days of worship on the Christian calendar, All Saints Day, a morning when almost the entirely-Catholic population of Lisbon found themselves inside churches and cathedrals honouring the Saints who had died and entered Heaven….
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