Daily Archives: 11 July, 2011

The Thais that bind….

Posted on 11 July, 2011 by jb

An Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Latvian, a Turk, a German, an Indian, several Americans (including a southerner, a New Englander, and a Californian), an Argentinian, a Dane, an Australian, a Slovakian, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a … Continue reading →

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We don’t know how lucky we are

Posted on 11 July, 2011 by jb

I stumbled over this 1966 German tourist guide to Yugoslavia the other day. Don’t let anyone tell you that flying wasn’t a luxury back then. Based on an gross annual income of DM9893, you would have needed to work close … Continue reading →

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