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Manchester ~ Lunch at Hotel Gotham.
Originally posted on sunshine and celandines:
My latest Manchester Adventure with the girls started with a naughty prosecco in the park and ended with half a cider in a bar that used to be a public toilet ! Somewhere in…
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Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: a must read
Originally posted on RioReal:
Every country and every culture has traditions that are unique and help make that country what it is, but just because something is part of your past doesn’t make it right; it doesn’t mean it defines…
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A Kiss Deferred
Originally posted on Video of the Day!:
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Brazil’s Colour Bind
Originally posted on Foreign-I:
Stephanie Nolen, the Latin America correspondent for The Globe and Mail, wrote an excellent article about race relations and race identity in Brazil. You can read it here, Brazil’s Colour Bind, or look for it in the…
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Revealing Dress
FROM THE LAUNDRY ROOM I am so awkward. Honestly, sometimes things seem perfectly normal at the time and then I just don’t know what I was thinking. This post is cringeworthy, so be forewarned. If you are uncomfortable with boobs, stop … Continue reading
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Summer events…Samba Festival
Originally posted on Beautiful Helsinki:
Helsinki is a fun place to be in the warmer months. Take a look at the Samba Festival that happened in June for the 25th time. I’m sure not too many people…
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Elle, The Samba Dancer
Originally posted on Kayte Mae Photography:
Fun fact: I love taking photos of dancers. They are naturally photogenic, and they know exactly how to pose. Choreography is such a wonderful thing. The angles and the flexibility a pose can give…
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Every poet in your pocket: Our obsession with glowing glass rectangles
Originally posted on Excellent Journey:
This has been in my favorite tweets list since last year: It’s easy to castigate the obsession most people have with their phones.? It’s rare to see anyone alone in a waiting mode—standing in line…
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