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Tag Archives: South Africa
Five at a Time
One of my favourite pieces of Union-Castle memorabilia is the famous 5 ships poster that they used to such good effect. It is one of those posters that leaves you asking “how did they do that? Nowadays everybody would shout … Continue reading
Posted in Cruiseships, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, Ships, South Africa, Southampton, Transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Edinburgh Castle, Pendennis Castle, SA Oranje, SA Vaal, ship, South Africa, Union-Castle Line, Windsor Castle
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Numbers Milestone
This morning while browsing my usual places I checked the Worldometers and realised that yet another milestone had been hit. According to the site over 4 million people have lost their lives to the pandemic. The numbers as at today are: … Continue reading
Posted in coronavirus, Personal, South Africa, United Kingdom
Tagged coronavirus, Covid19, Pandemic, South Africa, UK, vaccine
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