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Living the Dream - 66. 12 months

12 months (and two days) ago, Mags and I arrived in Cyprus, to make a new life for ourselves. We were excited and full of optimism. Tragedy In October, our hearts were ripped to pieces [https://stuartlennon.com/living-the-dream-19-shattered/], when our beloved and much-missed pet Nero was savaged and killed
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Living the Dream - 65. Autumn

Autumn is here. Meteorologists are in Autumn from September 1st. Some people look for the leaves to change colour on the trees. My Autumn begins when I return from the camino. [https://stuartlennon.com/living-the-dream-63-camino-iv/] September is often still hot, but gets cooler as the month goes on. October is
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Living the Dream - 64. Camino IV Part II

Camino IV Part II is brought to you by the magic of the internet. This post, and every post this week, has published while I am walking in Northern Spain. Last Walking Day Today, Friday, is our last walking day on this trip. If everything has gone to plan, then
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Living the Dream - 63. Camino IV

Camino IV begins the day after this post publishes. I’m off to Northern Spain again. Route Over six days, I will walk 109.5 miles (176.2 Km). This is Camino IV of V, and next year we have 83 miles left of the 500 mile pilgrimage that we
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Living the Dream -62. Connectivity

Broadband I quickly took connectivity for granted. I was frustrated [https://stuartlennon.com/battling-bt/] how long it took to get fibre internet in our village, seventy five miles from London. However, once it arrived; bliss. Airports Southampton, Bournemouth, Heathrow and Gatwick are all less than ninety minutes drive from that
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Living the Dream -61. Aluminium Tubes

I came home in an aluminium tube emblazoned with the bright orange logos of EasyJet. It is a no-frills airline. In my recent experience, flag carrier airlines are now no frills airlines, but with much higher prices. I stubbornly carried on using British Airways, until even I could no longer
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Living the Dream -60. A glimpse of England

As this post publishes, I’ll have had a glimpse of England for five days. I’ll be spending the day in Southern England, before flying home on Saturday. As I write this, in Cyprus, it’s 30+ degrees, with the sun cracking the flags. On Sunday night, there will
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Living the Dream - 59. Sabbatical

“A sabbatical. We’ll try it for nine months.” That was the original agreement. Margaret’s employer had a policy allowing her to take up to 9 months as a career break. Putting an end date on our adventure made it much easier for Margaret to acquiesce. Sabbatical Then, her
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