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Searching for Tartessos
Searching for Tartessos (supporting document) – Originally Published: Cordoba, December 2021 “It was a great and wealthy city In ancient times. Now it is poor, now it is small, Now it is forsaken. Now it is a heap of ruins.” – Avienus Six centuries before Julius Caesar and the sons of Pompey clashed in…
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South South West
South South West: Marseille to Cordoba – Originally Published: Cordoba, July 2021 Last sunset in Marseille Maybe it’s because I’m Irish. Cold winters, wet summers, the occasional sighting of a pale, watery, semi-mythical sun between brief breaks in the relentless drizzle. Two dry weeks in July – that was a lovely summer, wasn’t it? Or…
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Route des Grandes Alpes
Route des Grandes Alpes… kinda – Originally Published Marseille, June 2021 So here I am. Starting to dry out now after the downpour, changing into t-shirt three of the day. I’m sitting side saddle on the bike eating some nuts. Two marmots are looking at me, motionless except for their whiskers, what might be bewilderment…
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Has France Abandoned Marseille?
Has France Abandoned Marseille? – Originally Published: Marseille, 2021 Marseille is the second largest city in France, the oldest city in France, and the least French city in France. Ask any French person what they think of Marseille, the answer will be the same: “This is not France”. Said with a mixture of disgust and…
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A column here, a column there
A column here, a column there – Originally Published: Cordoba, 2021 Córdoba, 1021 You must remember Córdoba as it was. The shining city. The capital of the world. Now, as seething clouds of chaos muster upon the Sierra Morena, there is silence . A storm is brewing in the east. On the bridge a…