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    Overseas Y viva Espana

    Now in Tangiers
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    Trip Report Impromptu Scottish Overnight

    Good effort Sir ! An excellent read.
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    Walking in Circles

    I think there are two different issues. 1 walking in a straight line. This can be practised and trained, not easy but achievable. 2 An instinct that says North, I suspect this is more innate. In evolutionary terms more useful to males who would tend to be pathfinders ? ??
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    Overseas Y viva Espana

    Now in Morocco, where we had an iffy start but things are improving. Today we were in Chefchouane, the Blue town
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    Overseas Y viva Espana

    A swim on a deserted beach at Algeciras before heading South for Morocco tomorrow
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    Overseas Y viva Espana

    Here you go !
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    Overseas Y viva Espana

    A few more pics from today, the old Roman site on an Iron age site not far from Ronda. What a place.
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    Overseas Y viva Espana

    Oh God yes ! Christmas in Italy, Germany and Spain has been a joy over the last few years, a holiday, not overdone, not weeks of consumer frenzy, but a day kept in proportion. I do think that everyone should experience December in another county, not the US, to see how badly we have it wrong at...
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    I could eat a bowl of soup every day, how about you?

    Exactly, it gives a body and a pleasant mouth feel, its worth putting in any soup which can be a bit watery, so no need in say curried swede and lentil, but fresh pea or carrot or celery can benefit from it.
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    LARGE COMFORTABLE BACKPACK RECOMMENDATIONS

    I have said this before, you need to go to a big shop that carries lots of different makes. Get a shop assistant to load up sacks heavy and walk around. Buy the one that feels best. it is the only foolproof way, other than investing in a Kifaru, which are insanely heavy but gloriously comfy...
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    I could eat a bowl of soup every day, how about you?

    The main idea of rice in soup is as a thickener, not for flavour, it does that well, eg in carrot soup.
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    Overseas Y viva Espana

    They’re at it again, another winter and another “get South” moment, to a land of sunshine, olives and much better arthritis !
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    Baofeng Fanboys & Fan Girls

    OK As it happens I have bought a pair of Baofeng radios, not at home at present so dont know which model. You cannot make this too simple for me……I know nothing. Do I need to programme them in some way and is Chirp the way to do it ?
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    What is your sleepwear?

    Oh the wolves won’t mind.
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    What is your sleepwear?

    Just a dab of Chanel behind each ear !
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    Helicon tex anorak short review

    Hard to say, I guess the L would fit but I would be tempted to go up a size, you can always stick on a sweater that way.
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    What do you guys eat for brekky and packed lunch?

    OK Yes pre soaking overnight muesli or oats with yoghurt and fruit is excellent. But I recently tried a low carb diet ( every bloody website you look at is different but it seems to mean less than about 130g per day, please do not post lots of stuff about different values websites books etc, I...
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    What do you not eat that therefore makes you "weird"?

    Mushy peas and a pie, or with fish and chips, or ham hock, mmmmmm just add mint sauce or HP. Food of the Gods !
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    What do you not eat that therefore makes you "weird"?

    ALERT sprouts are like all brassicas. They MUST be cooked one of two ways. Either gently steamed in minimal water, then tossed with salt pepper butter and lemon juice OR ……and this may change your life…..stir fried over a hot as hell heat. All brassicas good, sprouts stunning like this. Use lard...
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    What do you not eat that therefore makes you "weird"?

    Have you tried organic cucumber ? It is way less acidic.