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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject: Interesting sites to visit |
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I came across this site by accident and found it very good, its about urban homesteading and might be popular with gardenstew members. Its called www.pathtofreedom.com check out the video with the owner Jules Derves , an interesting guy with a great philosophy  Bugs
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:31 pm Post subject: interesting sites to visit |
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we are having great fun here with google earth . go to
http://earth.google.com and get free version. my coordinates are
53. 19.00. 74" N
06. 17.55. 26" W
can you find me Bugs
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Unfortunately Bugs Google Earth has not mapped Galway as well as Dublin in terms of satellite photos. But I did however find you (I think) and I guessed whereabouts I am and I mocked up this:
Has your house got a white bus/van outside it in the satellite imagery?
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Oh I enjoyed that Frank.  Popped it into my favourites now.
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Im impressed Frank  re Google , Did you read the irish pub stuff , just came home , great craic, got the Ardrahan cheese ,but we (the lads) had some in the pub, we got some fresh baked baguettes, then the Ardrahan (very smelly  ) Lots of Uncle Arthur !!!! We are now starting a gourmet club . Regards Bugs (hic hic)  p .s. In my youth (a long time ago ) I walked home from Galway to Dublin . it seemed further than 183 k
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Walked home from Galway to Dublin!  How long did that take you? That's walking across the width of Ireland! Cripes, I feel like a lightweight now!
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We did it at our leisure (walk across Ireland) It was not the straight route. We stopped at places like Mullingar, It took 7 days of leisurely walking , there was not so much traffic then and we did make use of the odd Massey Ferguson 35 whenever a farmer passed by , I was eighteen then and influenced by the film Easy Rider except of course I could not afford a motorbike (apprentice gardeners did not get paid very well then ) Driving from Dublin to Galway even now I still get nostalgic passing some of the fields we slept in under the open skies. happy days Bugs
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