Life in the Falkland Islands!

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  So Keira has been with us for over three years at the time of writing. It  took about six months for her to realise that she was here to stay! She began to open up like a flower, a beautiful flower at that! Still a little shy with anyone she doesn’t know well, I … Read more

Sasha

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  I mentioned in a previous post, our beautiful dog Sasha. A rescue from Eastern Europe, we adopted through the excellent London based charity “Serbia’s Forgotten Paws” the year before Keira arrived. There were literally dozens of dogs waiting for homes, to choose from on the SFP website but I asked Jovanna, the lady who … Read more

Chiflada

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This is the story of Chiflada, one of the two dogs from Puerto Natales, Chile who we want to introduce here. November 17, 2015 It was love at first sight. When I traveled to Chile this year for a field project, I met and fell for a street dog. I became so enamored with the … Read more

The 2018 Nissan Rogue 4,000 mile road test

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 In August 2018 I had a chance to drive a 2018 Nissan Rogue for three weeks. I have put a little over 4,000 miles on the car and had used it in a variety of conditions. Here are some brief observations.   Driver’s area ergonomics. What I personally prefer in a car is that I … Read more

La letra de “El hombre de Frac”

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La letra de canción “El hombre de frac” de Domenico Modugno (una de Daniel Magal es similar) Gracias a Hernán Torres de Punta Arenas, Chile, por anotó! Es ya la medianoche, se apagan los rumores, Se apaga hasta el letrero de ese último Café, La calle está desierta, desierta y silenciosa. El último cochero muy … Read more