Yearly Archives: 2006

Pic of the Week – 10 July 2006

by Richard Dobbie © www.travelsnapz.com – used with permission

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Richard adds:

“Melbourne Zoo is a popular outing for families all year round in Melbourne, Australia. And in summer you can enjoy the popular twilight concerts (mixed with appropriate animal sounds) while you have your picnic on the lawns.

“There is a great variety of animals, reptiles, birds and butterflies to see. Make sure you


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In this issue This week: Accents Virtual Snacks Bizarre Searches Quotation and joke This week

Are accents still important to the British? For most of us, it seems, they are. But in different ways, depending on whether you’re in the UK or abroad.

In the UK they’re still a crucial marker of regional or class origin. It’s unfortunately true that no matter how much we try to treat people as individuals and on their own


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Pic of the Week – 3 July 2006

by Alan Hearnshaw © 2006

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Alan adds:

“The most photographed dog in Georgia? Well, that’s our claim, anyway.

“I was out last weekend taking shots of a lake near home and Sally was being very patient and waiting for me.

“She looked so cute that I just had to rattle off a few of her. Of course, these photos turned out far


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In this issue This week: Supermarkets Virtual Snacks Bizarre Searches Quotation and joke This week

Where do you do your shopping? The answer to that question seems to depend heavily on how economically advanced the country is that you’re living in.

In South Asia, for instance, the answer is very often that YOU don’t – your cook goes to the market and does it for you (although it may be worth braving the stares of


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Pic of the Week – 26 June 2006

by Kay McMahon © 2003

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Kay adds:

“Chatuchak Market is a great place for taking photos – so many different lights, colours and shapes that you could make a whole album out of them. And then on top of all that you’ve got the people, too. The light shining on this young stallholder’s face made it stand out in one of Chatuchak’s


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