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Let’s do that differently next time…
My thoughts on preparing for the next time I travel.
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California: No fog in San Francisco – just blue skies… mostly.
Time to catch up with some familiar faces.
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Jamaica: In search of Thomas Alexander Bennett
On my first day – with the task of looking for a needle in a hay stack; I didn’t know which Parish to look for – I was advised that the Baptism records was the place to look, however for some reason the records for St Elizabeth were not there.
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Jamaica: the unexpected language barrier of Jamaican Patois
After travelling through Lisbon and Cape Verde and getting by with practically no language skills in Portuguese, I thought I'd be fine in Jamaica as the official language is English. Sometimes the Jamaican patois threw me.
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São Vicente and Santo Antão: serenaded by Cesária Évora
One day in Santo Antão and the following day in São Vicente showcased the beauty and diversity of the islands.
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Boa Vista: Getting a feel for ancestry
We know from official records in Australia that Antonio Albress was born on Boa Vista, Cape Verde. We don't know where or exactly when: sometime in the 1840s. We do know Albress was not his birth last name, making finding records of him difficult.
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Santiago: Sunshine and history
Moving from Winter to tropical heat, I was quite sluggish getting used to the change. Adding a cold picked up from the 24 hour flight Australia to London, I sweated it out. Santiago is a little like the East and Southern Africa I travelled around in 1990, and nothing like it. It is its own unique place.
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Lisbon: Just add water
While it rained the whole time I was in Lisbon, it wasn't as cold as London – so things were looking up! So happy I have a water proof camera.
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London: Time to play tourist
I came to London primarily to get my Cape Verde visa. I added a couple of days to visit friends in Kent and play tourist around the city. Sadly I realised I no longer remembered my way around and was winging it!
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Update on my travels
The plan was to blog my journey in 2016. Unfortunately I took so many photos, narrowing it down to a handful became overwhelming. So it was something that was put off and put off. I managed to write 2 blogs when I returned, then 3 mid 2017 after sorting out the photos and adding them to this website. I have added 3 more posts in 2019, with the remaining still in draft stage. This has taught me that it is best to have a plan and a system in place.
