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IF YOU’RE NEW TO THE SITE, PLEASE READ THIS FIRST. I started this blog to write about my 2013 trip on the Trans-Mongolian Express. Its first expansion was to include my June 2012 trip to Malta. The momentum from that …

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The first answer in this edition of the Music for Charity challenge is, of course, Stephen Sondheim (The title of this post is something of an inside joke with a buddy of mine.) and a Sondheim song or lyric (or …

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I Love This Town. My experiment in Lisboa living began in mid December 2023 and ended on 13 February 2024. Generally, I’ve only recounted my new experiences. I’m hopeful through them you’ve gained growing familiarity with Portugal’s capital city. I …

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Glittering and littering. a visit to Museu do Dinhero. The last museum I visited in my two months in Lisboa – Museu do Dinhero – is one that’s quite close to my flat but one that I had, walked by …

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