Monday, May 28, 2007

Fur Babies

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Conversation on Saturday night: Her: "So we have to send our two cats to live with a friend in Vienna regularly so that they get enough...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Eurovision Controversy!

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It has been claimed that the winning song at Eurovision was, at least partly, a copy of an Albanian song. "A striking similarity exist...
Monday, May 14, 2007

Perhaps Eurovision really can change the world?!

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The Eurovision Song Contest , that cheesy, bizarre and addictive event where European countries (plus a few hangers on) compete for musical ...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Back to the old school

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After years of sticking with my trusty SLR film camera, last October I went and purchased a snazzy compact digital camera. Up to a few weeks...
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Sunday, April 22, 2007

Whirlwind Holiday

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Its been a whirlwind week and half, with no less than 4 countries and 5 cities in two continents so far.... Posts will come, as will photos,...
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Thursday, April 12, 2007

Getting to Meteora Greece

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So the plan for the Easter weekend was to get to Meteora, Greece. A place with amazing rock formations and even more amazing monasteries per...

Greek Orthodox Easter

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Its the biggest event on the Greek Orthodox calendar so we arranged to attend a midnight service to witness the candle lighting ceremony. Th...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Heritage gets crowded

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Last weekend I went to Thessaloniki in Greece. Quite a cool city, though it was pretty dead due to the Easter weekend.... Anyway, there is ...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Eurovision as good as independence?

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The Status of Kosovo is still somewhat up in the air, but I came across this article that shows what is REALLY important here. Its getting ...
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Thursday, April 05, 2007

Public Transport system incites violence

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There have been a few months of protests over the new public transport system in Santiago, Chile and yesterday an annual 'Day of the Yo...
Monday, April 02, 2007

Brezovica

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Brezovica is said to have the potential to be one of the best ski resorts in southeastern europe, right here in Kosovo! The spooky fog might...

Reburials

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Last week I read of the movement of killed Kosovar Albanians to be reburied in mass unmarked graves in Serbia. I felt deeply saddened for th...
Thursday, March 29, 2007

Language of play

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On a team site visit recently to an informal settlement* I met these kids who were having a great afternoon mucking around the neighbourhood...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Spring false start

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A false start on spring, with a few weeks of warm sunny weather rudely interrupted with a sudden cold snap and one of the few decent snow fa...

Where are all the insects?

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After growing up in Australia, and especially after spending a year in Samoa, I have particularly noticed the distinct lack of insects here ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Flowers

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So I received three single flowers for International Women's Day! 2 roses and a chysanthemum... lovely.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007

"Well-behaved women seldom make history" -- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

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International Women's Day is something of a big deal here in Kosovo. Already there are hundreds of flowers on sale all over town, and m...
Saturday, February 24, 2007

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

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Driving around Kosovo, usually a challenge depending on road and weather conditions, you notice many strange signs and billboards, a differe...
Sunday, February 11, 2007

Yeah yeah I'm here

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yes, yes, there are more blogs on the way in the meantime, for those dying to know - i did get out in December. A mad last minute dash in a ...
Friday, December 15, 2006

Bloody Fog

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What a ridiculous place to put your international airport - in the part of the province with the worst weather and regular thick fog! The la...