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Dreams with a Visa

by BARR GREGORY December 11, 2009 British Expatriate

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: When moving abroad,it is always wiser to sort out the necessary paperwork before you enter the country.Saying that I myself was young and in a “Live your Life”frame of mind when I left London,UK 21 years ago.For people living in Europe,the freedom of movement with in the European Community, has [...]

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Visiting Lappeenranta or Russia

by BARR GREGORY December 4, 2009 Helsinki

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Myself and my wife will be departing for Lappeenranta,Eastern Finland,tomorrow morning.We here in Helsinki received our first snowfall early this morning.As there is likely to be more snow before Christmas and the temperatures will plummet,we have to turn on the heating in our country cottage.This will prevent any damage to [...]

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London UK ,Helsinki Finland:Let the spirit flow

by BARR GREGORY November 29, 2009 Christmas

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Well,that time of year,Christmas I am referring to,is rapidly approaching.As a Helsinki blogger I am trying to fit running the blog,shopping,and getting to know my new desktop.I am also trying to cajole  a good and dear friend of myself and wife to visit us this Christmas.She is half Indian,half Welsh,but [...]

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Glary Utilities fixed Finland November Bloggers nightmare

by BARR GREGORY November 25, 2009 Finland

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Finland`s Blogger November Nightmare This month,November started out bad for a Blogger it gradually got worse.First my trusted Windows Xp crashed and was beyond repair,so it was moved to a box in the cellar.Myself and my wife then flirted around Helsinki,Finland looking for a reasonably priced replacement.We eventually found [...]

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Guinness World Sauna record returns to Finland

by BARR GREGORY November 23, 2009 Finland

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: As I have posted previously,The Finnish Sauna is to every Finnish person,worthy of the name being a Finn,is one of the most sacred and treasured activities in their daily life’s.It even ranks above Ice-Hockey,Rally and all motorsports and even the church.no blasphemy intended. One might easily believe [...]

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Embryonic Wars,good riddance Bush;Welcome Obama

by BARR GREGORY November 18, 2009 Multiple Slerosis

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Well the winter is upon us in Helsinki Finland,the nights are getting darker and colder;which for all intents and purposes does not really affect a blind person(The darkness I mean)I am learning to use my remaining senses,touch most importantly,hearing and smell along with taste.The Helsinki Central Hospital have again been [...]

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Finnish Buffet to lose first White Cane

by BARR GREGORY November 5, 2009 Finland

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Well I have had my first hick-up with  being blind.I was out in Helsinki,Finland the other day and decided I would stop in a local Finnish Lunch place,serving a traditional Finnish buffet table.I sat at a table,placing my white cane next to me,so as not to disturb other eaters [...]

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Nectareal.com moving to a VPS host

by BARR GREGORY October 17, 2009 welcome

First I must apologise for the suspended site screen some of you may have experienced over the last week.It looks as though nectareal.com has outgrown the use for a shared hosting account.The Blog is currently being moved to a Virtual Private Server(VPS)This should be accomplished within 72 hours.I ask that you bare with me through [...]

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