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Report from Kislovodsk #2
It occurred to me that there are probably many aspects about life in Russia that most westerners are unaware, so I thought I would compile a list to give an insight into income, daily life and the cost of living. I have used a conversion rate of 60 rubles per $1 AUD and categorized the…
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Reimagining Australia
I did a very small survey. Asked my next-door neighbour what she thought of the government giving 2,900 entry visas to Gazan Palestinians. She hadn’t caught that news. Hmm? Next I asked a chap in my club gym. He was suitably appalled. Asked another chap. He said that he agreed with the policy. He thought…
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Report from Kislovodsk
Ahhh, Kislovodsk. Love this place. For those unaware, Kislovodsk is approximately 1,500kms SSE from Moscow located in the Stavropol Krai region (North Caucasus) located between the Black and Caspian Seas (each about 300kms away). The resident population of about 150,000 swells to well over 200,000 during the summer holiday period. ? Temp ranges are acceptable…
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Pretence is better than nothing
Where do you put religion in your lives is my question for the week. Mind you, I am talking only about the true religion Christianity, with an honourable place for Judaism. I am not talking about the nonsense that goes under the name of Islam, or for that matter any of the Eastern religions like…
It was the Miata spud peeler.