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Monthly Archives: May 2011

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Hospitality

12 May ’11
By: Kate GriffinFiled under Geography, History. Tagged mountains, red earth, Syria, tea, village. Bookmark the permalink.

Hospitality has always been enumerated among the Eastern virtues. It still subsists in Syria, but prevails most in villages and small towns; among the Bidoween Arabs, and the inhabitants of the Castravan mountains. The hospitable reception that European travellers experience … Continue reading→

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Sea life

2 May ’11
By: Kate GriffinFiled under Geography, History. Tagged beach, Blakeney, boats, buoy, Byblos, Cley, rope, sea, sea life, shingle, spray, star fish, tractor, Wells next the sea. Bookmark the permalink.

The water was bad – so bad that few could drink it without disgust – but one drank no water aboard ship as long as the beer held out. The water was generally river water. We note that the river … Continue reading→

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