Brits Abroad

Source: Wind Rose Hotel

The name of this blog indicates a place where people seek their bearings, but this is not a site where they can actually find them—everyone is, or should be, his own wind rose. Previous incarnations of this blog: here and here. About Me rob Having had th ...
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Reasons to Live for May 27

Source: Toronto.com

This week: strange northern lads and nattily dressed men from Toronto. • Sigur Ros, Valtari (XL/Beggars). Sigur Ros never really went all that pop, but Valtari takes the Icelandic space travellers back to the outer reaches after som ...
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French president defends withdrawal from Afghanistan

Source: GulfToday.ae

KABUL: France’s President Francois Hollande defended his decision to pull the country’s 2,000 combat troops out of Afghanistan two years early, telling French soldiers stationed in the east on Friday that “the time for ...
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Colonsay and Oronsay

Source: Travel Blog

Bright, clear day again as we set off on ’MV Lord of the Isles’ to Colonsay, where we are also to visit Oronsay on foot as we did with Erraid yesterday. Due to the ferry timetable we will stay on the island until tomorrow night. I do not thin ...
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Tokyo-Paris, dans les pas de Takanashi et d'Atget

Source: The Huffington Post

Yutaka Takanashi est un drôle de petit bonhomme qui pose sur Tokyo un regard amusé, derrière ses lunettes rondes comme des hublots. Son monde semble en effet se limiter au périmètre mouvant de cette ville qui s'étend comme u ...
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Air France outlines growth plans

Source: GulfToday.ae

PARIS: Air France said it will reduce staff numbers and its short-haul and medium-haul fleet in an effort to cut costs and return the airline to growth in the face of rising competition and fuel bills. As it ...
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Arsenal transfer target Clint Dempsey drops Fulham exit hint

Source: Metro.co.uk

The 29-year-old has just 12 months remaining on his current contract at Craven Cottage, but has been offered a new deal by the club. Clint Dempsey is desperate to play Champions League football (PA) He is still to ...
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B&B review: Tantallon Place, Edinburgh

Source: Guardian Unlimited

You can take your full Scottish. Starting the day with a fry-up is a step too far for me. Instead I've always judged a breakfast on the quality of its porridge, muesli or fruit salad. And if the toast comes with a collec ...
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We're All Worker Ants in Facebook's Ad Scheme

Source: MSN Entertainment

The brilliance of Facebook is its ability to beguile its 900 million-odd users into building digital heaps. Some of them are called "fan pages" and are devoted to celebrities, TV programs, political causes, commercial products, ...
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