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Memories of Paris

Written on September 28, 2009 – 7:28 am by admin

When I was around 11 (which seems like a lifetime ago in some ways and just yesterday in others) I experienced my very first trip abroad. Back then there were not the modern options of travel from the UK to France such as the channel tunnel and unless you were rich flying was out of the question for a family and so we went by car.

I have always loved traveling by car – even back then – so for me it was quite an adventure. Having driven to Dover (well, my father did anyway lol) we went on a car ferry to Calais and then the adventure started in earnest.

We were on the opposite side of the road of course (the UK drives on the left) so that was very different. Everything seemed so different, which is quite amazing when you think about it as France is only a few miles from the UK, but different it was. Read the rest of this entry »

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Written on August 28, 2009 – 3:04 pm by admin

It’s been a little while since I last posted – there just aren’t enough hours in the day right now. Charis has very kindly reposted her Sharing Circle article for which I am grateful.

I thought it would be worth while taking a few moments to restate the purpose of Sharing Circle. The basic idea is to get people from all over the world talking about their way of life, memories, what they like, what they dislike, hobbies, interests, hints, tips, movies, questions for others etc. Almost anything in fact!

We live in what seems to be such a divided world. Between isolationism and insularity you’d perhaps wonder if we had anything at all in common. Well… we do. And much more than you might think. There is nothing wrong with celebrating the differences between us should one wish to do so, but at the same time we should also be celebrating the similarities. As Sharing Circle’s tag line says…

We’re all in this together.

… and the sooner people realize that the better it will be for all of us. Nationality is nothing but an accident of birth. We are all human beings first.

We get a lot of visitors browsing through the articles here but there’s not enough people getting involved. It doesn’t matter what you post about. Someone somewhere will enjoy reading it.

So stop just sitting there and join in!

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