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Highlights of Mexico (9): two aircraft, a boat, and a minibus
March 29th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
Day 6 (Easter Monday) was a travelling day and it was an early start: alarm at 5 am and departure from the hotel at 6 am. The day kicked off with two flights: one from Oaxaca north-west back to Mexico City (just 50 minutes) and then straight away one from Mexico City south-east to Tuxtla […]
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How to have a good job interview
February 12th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
Advice on this subject was the first topic in the Life Skills section of my web site. I crafted my recommendations because I kept being asked by young colleagues how they should prepare for an interview for a job. You can check out the advice here.
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How to think critically
January 22nd, 2016 by Roger Darlington
In the Life Skills section of my web site, I have “How to …” advice on 31 topics. The most visited of these pages is that on “How to think critically”. For several years now, two branches of the United States military have used this material on officer training courses. So, if it’s good enough […]
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A review of the new movie “Bridge Of Spies”
November 30th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
For a film with a quality script, acting and direction, currently it would be hard to beat “Bridge Of Spies” which I have reviewed here.
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Notes on Nairobi (5): swimming and fun fair
October 18th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Day two in Nairobi was Saturday and very chilled out. At 11 am, Richard and Catrin arrived at our hotel and we spent the next two and a half hours at the hotel’s outdoor swimming pool. It was a bit overcast but warm. Vee read a book while we three swam. Catrin loves the water […]
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A review of the new vertiginous film “The Walk”
October 11th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
For all of us, the Twin Towers in New York evoke terrible memories of 9/11. But, before that, they were iconic buildings that attracted millions of tourists (I visited several times) – and one amazing French tightrope walker. The feat of Philippe Petit was shown in the accomplished documentary “Man On Wire” [my review here] […]
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Do you enjoy a good blockbuster movie?
May 13th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
I do. Indeed I enjoy most types of films, all the way from the blockbuster to the art house, and all genres except musicals and horror (although even there I can make exceptions). So at the weekend, in an effort to forget about the terrible General Election result, I went to the City Lit, a […]
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The latest photograph of my granddaughter Catrin
March 6th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Super cute Catrin (just four) models a hat borrowed from a young Spanish woman whom we befriended at “our favourite cafe”
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Some recommendations for World Book Day
March 5th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
I have always loved books and reading and I support World Book Day as a way of promoting writing and literature not just in schools but everywhere. You can read my reviews of a range of fiction works here. My granddaughter Catrin is going to have a new book for our bedtime reading tonight – […]
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Our Ethiopian Odyssey (2): why we are going there
February 6th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
So why are we going to Ethiopia? Well, besides the fact that we love to visit different countries and experience different cultures and we have already been to so many of the more popular destinations, Ethiopia has a long history, so mysterious as to be almost mystical: The earliest known hominine fossils come from the […]
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