I use the finger-less ventilated cycling gloves all the time. On cold days they add some warmth. On hot days the ventilation helps with cooling. On wet days they get sodden but if it is warm enough they dry out quickly.
The main reason I use...
I used to be a frequent flyer from Birmingham UK to Munich/Nuremburg and the stewards used to give me extra chocolate for my daughters when I mentioned how my kids used to way lay me for my travel bag and all the goodies i accumulated on my travels.
I think I first flew into the old Airport in 1984. When they closed the old airport. The airport authorities closed the Autobahn in one direction and drove the Airport vehicles from the old to the new airport. It was quite strange watching a...
I used to fly Lufthansa regularly into Munich. Lufthansa is a good airline and quite efficient. Long Haul flights with Lufthansa used to be very good.
The disadvantage of the new Munich airport is down to its size. It is very large and the walk...
Which route are you Doing? Just remember that the Frances is not the only route and the other routes also have their attractions.
The main point with the Camino is do not set impossible targets, walk as little or as much each day as you feel...
I agree to a point that the migrating tribes over ran the Western Roman empire and that the infrastructure degraded and repositories pf knowledge (not just monasteries) were looted. However the Roman church which became dominant, resisted any...
The Byzantines and Arabs preserved the knowledge of Science, Mathematics, Medicine and Engineering from the Romano-Greco world. When the Western Roman church became dominant much of this knowledge was either lost or rejected and eventually had to...
I probably owe ShosTrvls an apology over my lawyer comment. It is easy to criticise and make fun of a profession where only a small percentage are responsible for the publics' perception.
My father and a few of his friends were caught stealing...
Just had to share this ---
I am a litigation attorney in the US. The opposing party in one of my cases filed a motion to extend a deadline such that I would have to draft and file a brief in mid-August. I filed a response that I would be...
A common joke is that God can never litigate since he cannot find any lawyers in heaven. They all seem to end up in the other place.
However with people like Sir Thomas Moore likely to have been allowed through the pearly gates, there must be a...
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