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Scotland VS England
... cheer for
any team that plays against England. I felt like it was a normal thing, in
sport people often have a team they don't like, but after a while I realized
that it was not just a sport rivalry, but a school of thought. That observation
came to me as I was visiting a small museum in Edinburgh that focuses on the
history of Scotland independence. Scottish people don’t want to be linked to
the rest of ...
Narco wars, male angst and a hippopotamus
... stare at Goats") talking about his new book "The Psychopath Test" and Ed Vuillamy from the Guardian talking about his book on the Narco Wars in Mexico "Amexica". I found Vuillamy's talk in particular vital and very interesting. My niece lives in Monterrey, Mexico, so that issue is close to home for me, a fact brought home even more two days later when 53 people were to be killed in an arson attack on a casino in Monterrey.
On a happier note ...
Scotland: Day 1
... on the plane ride over)
15. Haggis (Of the vegetarian variety)
Besides exploring a bit of Edinburgh (seeing the castle, exploring and laughing at the shops, walking up and down hills, people watching in the park) Fiona and I were lucky enough to walk past an Asian Scottish wedding. . . where, yes! The men wore kilts! I couldn't stop laughing, and creeped on their special day and got some pictures, which I think are hilarious. ...
Will we ever get there...
Due to one of the worst winters in history our flight to Rio was cancelled 3 times in a row. This meant to we didnīt actually depart until the 9th of December which was 9 days after our original date- Novemeber 30th. Luckily we had fun in the snow in Edinburgh while we ...
Edinburgh
... for the night. We carried on along the coast road all the way and there are some really beautiful spots. We took a few photos along the way.
Into the motel and they had upgrade us, so we have a really nice big room.
Thursday.
Woke to rain, forecast said clearing late in day. We visited Edinburgh Castle. Fantastic location but terrible exposed for rain & wind. At the time they were pulling down the scaffolding from ...

