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Bits And Pieces: Spain and Brazil
Flamenco and Samba infused facts and observations.
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Rio, Grand
Our final few days in Rio included one of the country’s most famous views, one of the world’s most famous footballers and a bunch of the city’s tiniest inhabitants.
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Redeeming Features
In which a day of endless queueing and crowds is redeemed by samba singing and street parties.
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Going Long
In which we take a while to get to Rio, spend some time in their lovely baggage reclaim hall and listen to some new music.
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Facebook Engineer Fired For Using Facebook Way Too Much At Work.
A cautionary tale for those of you addicted to social networks.
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Pomegranate City
Sitting at the foot of the Alhambra and the Sierra Nevada mountains, Granada could easily be put in the shade. Instead, it shines as a beautiful combination of the old and new and offers up some architectural wonders that fuse Moorish design with Western Medieval and Renaissance ideas.
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Sangria, Siesta, Jamon and Fiesta
When I think of Spain, I think of siestas, sangria, jamon, the Inquisition, the Civil War, rain and cheesy european club music. Madrid manages to deliver all of these in the first day and night.