Monthly Archives: March 2011

Fave Places to Eat and Drink

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Richard Stokes

I have given up on Lymington a bit for eating out.  There are goodish places but nowhere that is exactly excellent.  The Fisherman’s Rest is a pleasant foody pub, but remember it is still a pub.  Near Lymington are: the … Continue reading →

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Cute Harley seen in Lymington

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Richard Stokes
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Jane’s Cambodia pics

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Richard Stokes

My friend Jane Worthington has just returned from Cambodia.  A few of her pics.  They are fairly self explanatory. Copyright Jane Worthington

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My Russian camera

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Richard Stokes

For fun I recently purchased an old SLR camera from my local  pub.   It was a Zenit.  I had heard of the make, at art college it was the cheapskates’ SLR.  Posher students having Prakticas and Pentaxes.  My friend … Continue reading →

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Are camels trucks of the desert?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Richard Stokes

Are camels the trucks of the desert.  These camels are enjoying the comfort of a ride in a Nissan truck in the Egyptian desert not far from Sharm el Sheikh.   Picture copyright by Byron Richards

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A Truck’s very near miss

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Richard Stokes

Look at the picture above and you can see where this driver Broke through the guardrail, on the right side of the culvert, Where the people are standing on the road, pointing. The pick-up was traveling about 75 mph from … Continue reading →

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Get back Smoking in pubs – to a degree

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Richard Stokes

The Nederlands Government decided November last year the smoking ban  will no longer apply in small bars that have no staff.  Small means less than 70 sq.m. (about (750 sq.ft.) The reason is that these small but popular bars (bruin … Continue reading →

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Adios a la ristorante Punto Blanco, Barranco

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Richard Stokes

I visited Lima three times in the last couple of years.  I had two favourite restaurants, Punto Blanco on the Circuito de Playas, Barranco and Bodega de la Trattoria by the Huaca Pucllana on Avenida General Borgono. Punto Blanco was … Continue reading →

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Whether to Wetherspoon – snobbish Lymington

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Richard Stokes

Is Lymington too posh for a Wetherspoon’s?   Try Googling this to get the answers. The southern coastal town of Lymington in Hampshire has caused a bit of a flurry of publicity over the last year or so by seeming … Continue reading →

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Ikon – This Could Happen to You

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Richard Stokes

  A blurred photo of an Ian Emes animation Peter Sedgley’s Corona – This Could Happen to You, Ikon Gallery     I was involved in this show last year – a few pics.          

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