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Fetch-a-Phrase: September 2006
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Language, linguistics and travel. A blog that tries to bring them all together. Friday, September 22, 2006. Shanghai - The Showroom of China. I spent two days wandering the streets, my mouth agape. Posted by Jonathan Smith @ 2:02 PM. Links to this post. Fetch-a-Phrase - my new business. Monkey C - gamelan for the people. Fantastic photorealistic pastel paintings by my girlfriend, Alicia St. Rose. Enfleurage - Smelly stuff for people who like good smells. Ex-Marks-the-Spot in The Plymouth-Banjul Challenge.
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Fetch-a-Phrase: August 2006
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Language, linguistics and travel. A blog that tries to bring them all together. Wednesday, August 23, 2006. The Journey Continues.Wulingyuan. Ve been back home for two months and all that time the urge to complete my travel blog has has consumed me. Now the time has arrived to finish it off. I left off in the middle of China and now it's time to return there. He continued, his eyes growing wide. Posted by Jonathan Smith @ 5:46 PM. Links to this post. Fetch-a-Phrase - my new business. Ex-Marks-the-Spot in...
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Fetch-a-Phrase: November 2006
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Language, linguistics and travel. A blog that tries to bring them all together. Sunday, November 12, 2006. Leaving Shanghai By Boat. Ve always been told that the best way to arrive inor depart from Shanghai is by boat. At nine the following morning we arrived in Osaka. Posted by Jonathan Smith @ 11:06 PM. Links to this post. Fetch-a-Phrase - my new business. Monkey C - gamelan for the people. Fantastic photorealistic pastel paintings by my girlfriend, Alicia St. Rose. Kiffa, Mauritania to Kayes, Mali.
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Fetch-a-Phrase: February 2007
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Language, linguistics and travel. A blog that tries to bring them all together. Saturday, February 17, 2007. Through the Desert to Nouakchott. In the early morning Dahid's team fired up their engines and one by one disappeared over the rise. We followed suit a couple of hours but made directly for the tarmac. Once we'd reached the road the two 4x4s left immediately. They arrived in Bamako six days before us with the one team flying back to England as soon as humanly possible. Links to this post. The end ...
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Fetch-a-Phrase: May 2006
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Language, linguistics and travel. A blog that tries to bring them all together. Saturday, May 27, 2006. Friend recommended I visit the former Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that used to separate North and South Vietnam. The DMZ extended out 5 kilometers on either side of the Ben Hai River and ironically became one of the most heavily armed and bombed places during the course of war. To get there I hired 46 year Gwang to act as my guide and moped driver. Posted by Jonathan Smith @ 8:19 PM. Links to this post.
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Fetch-a-Phrase: January 2007
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Language, linguistics and travel. A blog that tries to bring them all together. Friday, January 26, 2007. Three hundred and forty kilometers from the southern extremity of Western Sahara the road split in two. We took the right fork to the peninsula town of Dakhla and, after passing the final road block, suspended our southern passage for a couple of days rest and recuperation. Posted by Jonathan Smith @ 11:12 AM. Links to this post. Thursday, January 25, 2007. Posted by Jonathan Smith @ 7:07 PM. We came...
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Fetch-a-Phrase: June 2006
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Language, linguistics and travel. A blog that tries to bring them all together. Saturday, June 17, 2006. Fen Huang and the Doctor. At a restaurant by the bridge, the Doctor removed his glasses and examined the menu. He asked the owners a barrage of rapid questions and decided it would be better to eat elsewhere. Too expensive," he explained. I sputtered out a defeated, "But I wanted to pay.". You pay next time," he said with a sour grin. How about we meet tomorrow for breakfast? Links to this post. Rain ...