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The intrepid globe trotter
I his dreams, he found his own truth… and never! shared it with anyone else. “So, my most intrepid globe trotter, you who visit us from the faraway Americas”, he began to say in a hushed and low tone, suddenly interrupting his guest’s train of thought. It seemed as if he was secretly scheming together with…
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The doors of a hotel
People are strange when you´re a stranger People are strange, song by The Doors “Allow me to clarify, dearest traveller from far away Colombian lands; you who have dared the vast Ocean. What I have to offer I shall express in a simple and straightforward way…” “The memories of that unexpected trip to France, touch…
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The Diaz farms
Chapter 3… The Chinandegan magpies Encounters Miraflores Reserve, Esteli, Nicaragua Grandfather´s mother, doña Leonor, was the owner of an established and rather highly regarded restaurant in the nearby port-city of Corinto. She was a happy and carefree soul, maybe leaning a little towards the plump and a bit portly…
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The city of light
in his dreams he found , life offered many an answer to all of his questions «“How could this happen? Which was the most unforeseeable and ridiculous combination of incredible circumstances that paved the way for my grandfather, among the uncountable thousands of people inhabiting this spacious Island, would fall upon this exotic and wild…
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A love is born
Inadvertently, one day, he ran into the love of his life, whose passion would illuminate his wanderings for the rest of his lifeLL “The town is called Stratford-upon-Avon. The word Avon is Celtic, and it means river. This picturesque, small town has a river that runs through it. Besides, it boasts a long tradition that can…
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New horizons
Chapter 3… The Chinandegan magpies My grandfather’s name was Jairo Alonso Díaz Alvarez García y Hernández, or at least, that is how it was officially registered in his birth certificate. He never introduced himself as such. To those who knew him personally, he was called Jairito or simply Jairo. Grandfather was born in Chinandega City…
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A change of address
All’s well that ends well William Shakespeare “Now, having reached this point, you could politely mention that this particular story, about how a ball game was born…, has nothing to do with how I became an antiquarian. And in fact, you would certainly be justified to do so. I will simply say that is has…
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A town, a game and a history
How many times, without even thinking, much less dreaming about it, we manage to create an idea or an action that remains behind for others to enjoy… “In reality, Rugby, as a town in itself, it is well known, only to its own residents and perhaps the neighbouring communities. I very much doubt that you…
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Colours, ingredients and herbs
Chapter 2… The García girls’ wedding Fully replenished, they danced until dawn, receiving the brand new day in the best of moods. Enabling them to recover their strength, the waiters began to serve the scrumptious fresh red snappers, stuffed with fried shrimp and the typical Gallo pinto (the most Nicaraguan of all the plates presented…
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Country-side life on the Island
My life as a child was quite simple… it was in my later years that it became complicated “Anyhow, getting back to the matter of my childhood, as it happened, my father would be living, for an extended period, far away from home and relatively close to the shores of the Nile River, Consequently, it…
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