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Hello Copenhagen

I was awoken this morning by a text message. The truth be told, I'd heard a few messages come in throughout the night, but since I'm on holiday, and since I'm in Berlin, I hadn't bothered to look at them. They were, of course, a series of messages concerning the latest challenge (or non-challenge) to … Continue reading Hello Copenhagen

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22/03/201310/06/2019Berlin, Copenhagen, denmark, germany, horsholm, Travel2 Comments

Visiting Berlin

The first time I visited Berlin was in 1983. At that time, Berlin was a city divided into East & West by "Die Mauer" ("The Wall"). Sixteen years later (on my birthday), the Berlin Wall came down, and Germany was re-united. Several months after the wall was all but demolished, a group of artists came … Continue reading Visiting Berlin

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Double Happiness in Berlin

I was so incredibly excited when I woke up and looked out of the window this morning. The truth be told, I felt like a big kid. The reason? Snow. Real snow. Not just snow on the ground snow, like I experienced last week in Sweden. Not just a bit of a flurry here and … Continue reading Double Happiness in Berlin

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My beautiful hometown, Lismore has suffered the worst flood in recorded history. Many say the devastation is more akin to a cyclone or a tsunami. This is a series of posts about what happened to my family and to my town. I’ll keep adding to this as the recovery/rebuilding occurs. https://jamesobrien.id.au/2022-lismore-flood/

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