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Vallibierna Peaks Climbing on the Pyrenees This ...
2007-08-01 22:37:00
Vallibierna Peak sClimbing on the PyreneesThis friday I start my holidays!And whats the best for an starter? The mountains! My friend Guillermo [Liam] and I we will try to climb Vallibierna Mountains in the Catalan Pyrenees: 'Vallibierna' 3.067 meters [10.070 ft.] and 'Tuca Culebres' 3.062 meters [10.050 ft.]. We tried to make it last August but we couldnt because the weather, although we were pretty close to the summit. You have to listen to the mountains when they say no.You can do both peaks in the same day as there is the chance to literally crawl from the summit of Vallibierna Peak to the other [Culebres] over a very narrow [but dangerous at the same time] wall, There is a sharp comb that separates both summits wich is known as Paso del Caballo or Taillante (edge) in France. This arête is normally crossed seated on the edge but it could also be climbed seizing the edge on the N side. The seenery is amazing!I promise a full review when I get online this holidays.Wish me luck...
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Coconut DF gig@ Global Village festival Scholey Pa...
2007-07-18 20:18:00
Coconut DF gig@ Global Village festival Scholey Park Tattershall Lincoln FiredancesThe Night [Part 2]So what was next on Saturday?Our GazWe needed to get some food and also energy for the night so Chips&Curry and a delicious Beef&Onion pie was compulsory. We were now prepared for the fest.We went to Tescos to get more John Smith Cans and other supplies needed for our Nomad camping mates [Ice, fags, food for a full english breakfast, Plenty of cider, etc...]There was a big main stage and a small dome too were Coconut DF were supposed to play. Also there was an alternative cinema and another big tent I didnt have time to see.Dave FieldingThe fest atmosphere was great very relaxed. A perfect friendly environment.Thought that Mini Bike was coolI went to see some of the bands were playing and I also saw Andy Shades band on the main stage.Andy ShadesNice oneWe chilled with our friends all the day around the festival and enjoy the company of our friend Darran [AKA Gonzo] and a mate, who...
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Coconut DF gig Global Village festival@Scholey Par...
2007-07-18 17:41:00
Coconut DF gig Global Village festival@Scholey Park in Tattershall, Lincoln .Festival entranceThe Day part 1Few days ago Dave Fielding's [The Chameleons] current project Coconut DF was asked to play on the last minute in The Global Village Festival so without much notice they were lined up to play on saturday afternoon.It was time to pack me stuff, get my travel bag ready and visit my friends in England.Lincoln Suburbs. Looks posh!After meet my friend Gaz in his place in Lincoln friday afternoon and have a couple of beers and a chat we decided to head straight to the Festival.The initial plan was to go and see Exit Calm-Ex Lyca Sleep guys-in Barnsley that night but after text Rob the guitarrist he told me the gig was re arranged for the 28th . Bugger!! I hope to have the chance to see them pretty soon because they are the most promising band in Northern England at the moment.http://www.myspace.com/exitcalmI was stunned with the small villages we drove across on the way to fest nea...
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Photo by Darren Matters Coconut DF Live gig in Ta...
2007-07-17 20:47:00
Photo by Darren Matters Coconut DF Live gig in Tattershall, Lincolnshire July 2007Last weekend Dave Fielding and his current band Coconut DF performed a live show in the Small Village festival in Tattershall, Lincolnshire.I will upload some photos and post a full review very soon.CheersPedro
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La Alhambra-Granada, Morrison last vision? Morri...
2007-07-03 19:06:00
La Alhambra -Granada, Morris on last vision?Morrison Hotel Outtakes 1970The 10th of April 1971, 3 months before he died, Jim Morrison along with his girlfriend Pamela Courson travelled on a long journey from Paris,[where he was living at the time] to Spain and the north of Africa. They rented a Peugeot and went all the way through the Pyrenees and Catalan countryside, drove across Spain and then headed downsouth to Granada.Some of the places where they stayed during those 3 weeks remain still a mistery, althought I ve been told by some relatively reliable sources that Jim was spotted here and there by the time [In Costa Brava and even in the Balearic islands!], you know the classic, I know someone who knows someone.. etc etc..1966In the Andalusian city of Granada Jim and Pam were supposed to meet some local people who owned a bar. The place was called 'Zingara' and it was build in a cave facing a nice seenery of 'The Alhambra'. You could see there live bands every night, poetry ga...
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The Verve are back! Its a matter of fact. New al...
2007-06-30 10:55:00
The Verve are back!Its a matter of fact.New album at the end of the year and some live shows:The Verve tour dates: Nov-2007 02 Glasgow - Academy 03 Glasgow - Academy 05 Blackpool - Empress Ballroom 06 Blackpool - Empress Ballroom 08 London - Roundhouse 09 London - RoundhouseHopefully a full european tour will follow. W`ll try to make it for some shows.This is musicIm also hoping to make it to England for a gig of Dave Fielding [The Chameleons] this July in the Global Village Fest somewhere in Lincolnshire. I will post a full review here.http://www.gvpg.org/index.php
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Ladytron Madrid Heineken Arena 9th May 2007 La...
2007-05-20 12:16:00
Ladytron Madrid Heineken Arena 9th May 2007 Last 9th of May I was invited to see Ladytron live in Madrid. My friend from Manchester The Mighty Big Clive was touring with the band and after visiting other odd cities before like Lleida and A Coruña they were playing in Madrid and then in Barcelona.I never heard of this band before but its nice to get visits from friends from England so I decided to go.The venue was located in Plaza España right in Madrid city center, in fact you can not get more city center than that. After some SMS texting, I was supposed to meet Big Clive in a german sort of brewery bar right behind the venue, where the load/unload area is. It helped the fact that I live 10" from there.Its been almost a year since I saw him last time with the New Order gang for the Summercase festival. He travels all over with bands and he told me he was recently in Brazil and Argentina too, the lucky ba***rd!While the front street bars were packed of people, this one was empty. Muc...
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By popular demand here is the video again [with ...
2007-04-14 14:29:00
By popular demand here is the video again [with sound-con sonido] Tony&Me Izabal Lake [Rio Dulce] Guatemala riding a 1200 cc 'Sea Doo'rocket watercraft back from the caribbean sea. August 2006 Music by Antonio Vega&The DoorsSea Doo:http://www.brp.com/en-GB/Products/Sea Doo/Watercraft/Showroom/
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Yamaha RD 350 The mighty two stroker. 63 HP of p...
2007-03-15 21:44:00
Yamaha RD 350The mighty two stroker. 63 HP of pure power and only 350!The black widow. The legend says RD means Road death, a revenge of The Japanese to the yanks after the WW2.They dont make bikes like this anymore, mostly due to environmental issues.Last units were sold in 1994 although the models after 1988 were made in Brazil and some didnt match the quality and power of the first japanese ones [Some were reduced to 55 HP], so thats why the japanese models are highly wanted by collectors But still RD. Check out this tunned cuties:That one would be like a taxi in BarcelonaThe mighty Yamaha RD 500! 88 Hp v4This one is exactly like the one I had on the 80s but with different pipesRD 500 Thats my favourite onelinks:http://www.yamaha-rd.com/http:// www.angelfire.com/pro/2stroke4me/photo.ht mlhttp://www.rd350lc.net/
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Bikes Since I was 16 years old I always loved bik...
2007-02-24 10:27:00
BikesSince I was 16 years old I always loved bikes. Its the perfect transport in Barcelona with its narrow streets and the intense traffic jams. Barcelona its one of the cities in Europe that has more bikes along with Milan I think. The perfect mediterranean climate makes things even easier. Back then you couldnt think of been on your teens and not have one, even if it was a mopet.Vespa primavera 75-125cc 1970-80My first ones were Vespa 'Primavera'. They were very popular on the 80s. You could see them everywhere, everybody had one. We used to paint and customize them in all colours and possible shapes. We also upgraded the engines from 75cc to 125cc and even change the exhausts to get more speed. There was Vespa races and gatherings near the university in Ciudad Diagonal. It was the perfect transport to go to college. What a fantastic feeling of freedom. I wont forget those days.Honda MBX 75cc 1986Then on the mid 80s the 2 stroke japanese models arrived. A brand new world. Honda...
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Shoegazing in the 90sSlowdive were formed in south...
2007-02-09 18:14:00
Shoegazing in the 90sSlow dive were formed in south England in 1989 and developed a very short but intense career until the mid 90s, a decade which aside of few exceptions, was pretty poor when it comes to interesting releases for my music tastes. They were and still are one of the best shoegazer bands.Slowdive songs takes me back to the early 90s when I used to go on holidays to the balearic island of Form entera. The paradise for scuba diving. An unknown little place where is reported people like The Beatles, King Crimson, Jimmy Hendrix and even Sid Barrett visited in the late 60s.Syd Barrett Formentera 1967.Blue skies, white sand wild beaches and clear pristine waters. The perfect ingredients for an unforgettable summertime.Days of freedom..Me Formentera 1992-93I had one of those recorded cassette tapes I was given by an old friend and I used to play Slowdive music over and over again. But we will speak about Formentera another day. Rachel GoswellSlowdive released only 4 albums: Ju...
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C.D.Carmelo [Barcelona] vs Redfearns [Barnsley] ...
2007-02-02 15:37:00
C.D.Carmelo [Barcelona ] vs Redfearns [Barn sley] Last November my friend Tony from Barnsley [England] asked me the favour to try to arrange a Football match for 13 year old lads in Barcelona.They were 40 english people coming over the 26th of January to see Barça-Celta from the spanish premier league. Tony thought it would be the perfect chance for Redfearns club, from the Sheffield League, to play some football with a local team. I promised him I would do my best to sort it out and find one.Although I have no connections football related anymore [I dont play since I was a teen], I remembered my sisters boyfriend Manuel plays for the 1st team of a club in Barcelona called C.D. Carmelo. Very kindly he promised me to ask the management and see if there was any availability on the dates for the younger categories teams.Manuel worked really hard on it, and asked as well several other clubs in Barcelona to see if it was possible to fix the International friendly match.But It wasnt that e...
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Weekend update 28th January 2007. Footy Match My f...
2007-01-31 20:15:00
Weekend update 28th January 2007. Footy Match My friend Tony from England asked me a while ago if it would be possible to arrange a footy match between a team of 13 year old lads from Barnsley and a team of 13 year olds from Barcelona.C.D. Carmelo [Barcelona] vs Redfearns [Barnsley]!!I'm hoping to upload a review and some photos on the upcoming days. It will depend on how much time I spend this weekend on my local Irish.Watch this space.Meanwhile I found this cool video of Donald Fagen in youtube. For some strange reason reminds me back on the days when I was in college. A trip back to memory lane.enjoyDonald Fagen - New FrontierPedro Vila
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KES [Ken Loach] 1969 Film Trailer KES is the st...
2007-01-20 10:35:00
KES [Ken Loach ] 1969KES is the story of a 15 year old lad Billy Casper, played by a young and superb Billy Bradley. Casper is a fatherless lonely boy who lives in Barnsley a working class town located in Yorkshire, the north of England. The young boy has a difficult upbringing, under an strict english education environment. His family doesnt helps much either as he is also constantly bullied by his old brother and ignored by his mother [she refeers to Casper as a hopeless case].KES is the moving story of Casper and his falcon and symbolizes to me a true and beautiful story of hope and freedom, perhaps the only escape from a more than probably 'one way heading' to the pits.The direction of Ken Loach is masterful and the spirit and sensitivity of this film is beyond words.Although we could classify KES as a docu-drama, the film features some hilarious bits like the Football sequence or the library one. CasperKES is also made by non professional and local residents actors but Loach d...
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Kitchens Of Distinction Kitchens of Distinct...
2007-01-16 20:59:00
Kitchens Of Distinction This is my favourite track. 'Drive That Fast'. I love the guitars in there, I always thought they sound a lot, or at least were highly influenced by Dave&Reg of The Chameleons.
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Palamós Costa Brava New years eve 2006My friend Jo...
2007-01-05 20:54:00
Palamós Cost a Brava New years eve 2006My friend Jordi's parents own a house in Palamos. Palamos is in Costa Brava in the Catalan mediterranean sea right on the way upnorth to France. It takes normally around an hour from Barcelona to get there. Me and my friends Enri, Mario, Guillermo, Willy etc, we like to gather in Palamos from time to time on the odd weekend, but mostly during the summer season and also traditionally for New Year s evePalamos isn't such a great place in Costa Brava compared to others like, let's say Begur, Pals, Cadaqués or other pintoresque small villages in the area, but being in the core of Costa Brava allows you to go around and see wild beautiful 'Calas' [Catalan name for small beach], like 'Cala estreta', 'La Fosca' or 'Cala Castell'.This last one was recently on danger due to the project on the construction of lots of summer vilas right where there is a big forest now, but thanks to a strong local campaign 'Salvem Castells' seems things have ...
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Antonio Vega - Oceáno de Sol Antonio Vega starte...
2006-12-19 00:34:00
Antonio Vega started writing on the late 70s and joined the popular 80s spanish band 'Nacha Pop'. In 1988 when the band split Antonio decided to start a solo career recording his first album 'No me ire mañana'[I wont go tomorrow]. In 1994 Phil Manzaneda produced 'Oceano de Sol' [Ocean sun] which is the song from the video above. Antonio has a special ability to write lyrics he is a very talented song writer. His song 'Lucha de gigantes' was included in the film 'Amores Perros [Love is a bitch] soundtrack.He had health problems since the 80's, mostly due to his well known heroin addiction. With the rumours of his death on the mid 90's he even had a tribute album by popular spanish singers and bands, a tribute he obviously didn't like as it was like if they were killing him already. In 2006 Antonio Vega is still alive and kicking, touring and playing live intimate shows all around Spain. He belongs to another time from the past and he is a part of my memories of the 80s. ...
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Riera D'Arbucies [El Montseny] Arbucies is a very ...
2006-12-06 12:05:00
Riera D'Arbucies [El Mont seny] Arbucies is a very small village near the Montseny natural reserve, just about an hour from Barcelona.The Natural park of 'El Montseny' occupies a massive area of 30,120 hectares, spread between eighteen municipalities belonging to three local government areas (Osona, La Selva and El Vallès Oriental). Arbucies churchIt is made up of three different geographical units: Turó de L'Home - Les Agudes (which with 1,706 and 1,703 m. respectively are the maximum heights of the park), El Matagalls and Pla de la Calma. You can find a great biological richness in the park.From deep forests with the characteristic Mediterranean plant formations like Oaks, holm oaks, cork oaks and pinewoods to beech woods, groves of fir, thickets and high meadows.Its also a perfect place to look for Mushrooms too. There are hundreds of different ones, although you have to be carefully to not to pick the wrong ones. You only have to ask to the local people. In the holm oaks ther...

Music To Close your eyes to.Sometimes music doesnt...
2006-12-05 14:30:00
Music To Close your eyes to.Sometimes music doesnt needs lyrics. Too explicit. Why dont let your imagination go?Thats what Hammock music is for.'I shut my eyes in order to see'-Paul GauguinIf you liked Robin Guthrie, Mono, 7% Solution, Boards of Canada, Manual, Ulrich Schnauss, Sigur Ros, Malory, Slowdive, Bowery Electric etc....you are going to enjoy this. http://www.hammockmusic.com Dream about your own imaginary landscapes. I don't care if its labeled as the so called 'post rock' or ambient or whatever, I like it. Sometimes you just dont want to be told. Love or politics. Fuck that. For that you have Rage against the Machine or Bob Dylan. Have a nice trip. PedroThanks to my friend Sean for the tip
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A quick weekend in Lincoln, England-The Night [par...
2006-11-19 17:00:00
A quick weekend in Lincoln , England -The N ight [part 2]Coconut DF Live @Jolly Brewer, Lincoln 28th October 2006 Another great show delivered by Coconut DF on saturday night. The Jolly Brewer, an outdoors venue pub garden, was packed. There is everytime more and more people attending to the gigs, which is good considering the lack of promotion on this band. I guess is all made by the 'word to mouth', which is without a doubt the best of the promotions. The show kicked off about 9 pm by a supporting act [DJ Diltsy] who was also lined up at the Brewerfest. Techno Beats energy. A good warm up along with some pints.Coconut DF started the set about 9:45.It was the full band, Ralph Harris drums&Keyboards, Paul 'Didge', Dave Fielding with his space rock guitar riffs and an also an extra percussionist.I am not sure about the sound compared with other previous shows, but I was on the front and stage sides taking some photos, so I guess its not the best place for acoustics.The whole show wa...
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A quick weekend in Lincoln, England-The day [part1...
2006-11-18 13:01:00
A quick weekend in Lincoln , England -The day [part1]Lincoln CathedralFor some unknown reason I always liked to visit the churches to all the places I go. I have never been a religious type of person, despite the quite common and widely extended catholic background here in Spain. Cathedrals always had a special appeal to me, but like I said more under an aesthetic point of view not religious.Lincoln Cathedral was first build in 1072 by William the conqueror. But It wasn’t as big as it is now, as it was rebuilt after en earthquake in 1185 by a French Bishop. Between the years 1307 and 1311 the central tower was raised to its present height of 83 m (271 feet).The legend 'Mandingo' enjoying the rehersalsSo on Saturday morning I went to visit Lincoln Cathedral. My friend Dave wanted to rehearse new songs for the gig he had that night in The Jolly Brewer. I always thought some musicians like to be alone when they want some inspiration, at least that would happen to me, so me and Becky ...
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Nick Drake 1948-1974 Nick Drake was an English si...
2006-11-02 13:48:00
Nick Drake 1948-1974 Nick Drake was an English singer/songwriter not quite like anyone else. His career spanned over six years from the late sixties to the middle of the seventies. He released three albums during this period of time. That may not seem much, but the music is very innovative and the beauty of the songs won't leave you unaffected.Nick created his own style of guitar playing, based on several different tunings and together with his elegant finger picking techniques it resulted in beautiful harmonies that neither before nor after have been surpassed by anyone.He wrote lyrics in a mysterious, symbolic kind of way. The subjects of the songs were mostly existential but often also the classic themes of love. He was very interrested in the English language and literature, and he read much poetry. That had a great influence on him and his way of writing.On 25 November 1974, sometime in the early morning, Nick Drake died in his room at Far Leys. He had overdosed on Tryptizol. ...
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A quick weekend visit to Lincoln [England] 28th Oc...
2006-10-30 17:20:00
A quick weekend visit to Lincoln [England ] 28th October 2006Dave FieldingLincoln Cathedral Becky's Halloween Pumpkin! Coconut DF Live Lincoln Cathedral OrganI had this last weekend a fantastic time in Lincoln, visiting my friends Dave/Becky.Dave Fielding new band Coconut DF was playing a live show in the Jolly Brewer and I didnt want to miss it.Aslo I managed to visit the Lincoln Cathedral, a beautiful place with an intense medieval atmosphere. I was told the film 'The Da Vinci Code' was partly filmed there.I will post a full review and some photos in the upcoming days!CheersPedro Vila
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Video con sonido [with sound] Tony&Me Izabal L...
2006-10-10 23:56:00
Video con sonido [with sound] Tony &Me Izabal Lake [Rio Dulce] Guatemala riding a 1200 cc 'Sea Doo' watercraft. Music by Antonio Vega&The Doors.
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Honduras Photos El Golfete Guatemala Trans...
2006-09-30 02:55:00
Honduras Photo sEl Golf ete Guatemala Translation please?Utila IslandTony having funHonduras mountains Cheeky Jeremy Utila BeachAhem...Links :http://trip-away2.blogspot.com/http://tr ip-away3.blogspot.com/
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Across Guatemala and Guatemala City Petrol Sta...
2006-09-21 00:48:00
Across Guatemala and Guatemala City Petro l Station securityYou get to Guatemala City driving down the high mountains to the capital. The first thing we saw was a residential area where the rich lived, I guess, due to the size of the houses and the amount of private security guards with huge shot guns. Guatemala CountrysideGuatemala City The cop was escorting the lorry driverWeapons are a very common thing to see in Central America and other caribbean countries. They are all over and carried normally by security guardsShotguns can be seen in petrol stations, banks, supermarkets and even a simple bakery. It is a bit intimidating at first, if you come from a country where you barely see them. But after a couple of days you realize that probably they never used it, or at least that’s what it seems.The smiles and warmth of the people help you to forget their presence.Guatemala Champas [poor areas] Lorries were huge! ...
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Republica del Salvador. Santa Tecla. [but just for...
2006-09-20 22:50:00
Republica del Salvador. Sant a Tecla. [but just for a while].The very next morning, or whatever it was, due to my jet lag, Tony woke me up very early. Around 6-7 am. He had a new watercraft he just bought and wanted to try it, in a river called Rio Dulce in Guatemala. A 'Sea-Doo 1500cc', with over 200 HP. He was considering also to buy a boat there and maybe a property too, so he wanted to do some early research and of course, have fun with the watercraft.At least it would be very handy for us to access to hidden places with it.I warned him that was one of the main things to me on the trip. No tourists, no all-included huge resorts, no .........fuck that!http://www.seadoo.comGuatemala is on the border with El Salvador , and has a little part of the country facing the Caribbean, 'The Izabal Department'. Tony's plan was to go all the way through 'Lago Izabal' then to 'El Golfete' with the watercraft and face the Atlantic in 'Livingstone' trying to find the best hidden beaches...
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Landing in El<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /> Salva...
2006-09-20 22:11:00
Landing in El Salvador and first contact.The 5th August I flew to El Salvador via Miami. As soon as I got in the huge brand new Barajas Airport in Madrid [Just then I realized where the European funds went to, 'Mr Asnar'!], while I was queuing to check in my luggage, a guy from American Airlines offered me $900 if I would delay my journey for the next day with the same flight schedules, that was guaranteed.Fuck! That meant to fly almost for free!, and only 1 day delay.After thinking about it for about 2 minutes, I told the guy I didn’t accept it. I wanted to go see my friend and i wanted to go now!. One day is worth much more than that to me. The guy smiled and he confirmed me I was all right to fly as planned, so he left to ask someone elses on the queue. He told me they had an overbooking problem and they were doing the offer to everyone booked on the flight. I saw some people accepting it later on. Utila Honduras Bay IslandsThe journey was fast, or that’s what it seemed, m...
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Wild Horses Of Newbury Magical moment when two h...
2006-09-07 20:35:00
Wild Horse s Of Newb ury Magical moment when two horses tried to stop the chainsaws to chop some Oaks in England due the construction of some by pass road.[Needs speakers].Moment o Magico donde dos caballos tratan de parar la tala de un bosque de robles en Inglaterra para la construcción de una carretera.Increible!Con sonido. Thanks to Dave Fielding for the link. Pedro Vila Ps: Got almost finished the review from Central America. Will be uploaded in just few days!Las fotos de centro America estarán listas en unos dias!http://www.supershorts.org.uk/view.h tml?id=512
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My Trip to El Salvador [Introduction] I have been ...
2006-09-07 18:10:00
My Trip to El Salvador [Intro duction ]I have been waiting for this trip with a great anticipation, since last March actually.My good old friend Antonio ‘Tony’ Blanco lives in San Salvador for a while now. We havent seen each other for about 9 or 10 years. He is a good friend, very important in my past. Since our, long gone teen days, until our late 20s.We bumped into each other in 1986 in the most casual way in 'Sant Andreu de Llavaneres', a tiny village 25 miles from Barcelona where the upper class used to go to their big summertime Vilas since the early 20th century.He lived there, and I was just an student on holidays.I worked in a local pub to get some extra cash during the Summer season and Tony used to work late nights in a trendy club in the area called 'Quattro' in 'Caldes d'Estrach' [Caldetes] about 3 miles away.He normally would come over after lunch to get some iced coffee and we used to chat briefly about the music I used to play back then [You know, the usual ...
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