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Remembering V-E Day 1945
The 8th May 2025 is the 80th Anniversary of V‑E Day (Victory in Europe). V‑E Day is a pivotal moment in history marking the end of World War II in Europe in 1945 when the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. The Russians celebrate Victory Day (День Победы) on 9th May. V‑E Day signified an end to…
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Circuit O Torres Del Paine, Chile – 2025
Torres Del Paine is a 1800 Sq KM (700 Sq Miles) National Park in Southern Chile. It is approximately 51Deg South which is the same latitude as Vancouver and Cornwall. Just the other side of the equator. The winter and summer temperatures are colder than the corresponding latitude in the northern hemisphere. However the difference…
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The British West Indies in 1936
Sorting through my parents papers, post probate, my sister and I came across a school textbook that my father had kept: The British Empire by George W Southgate BA published in 1936. On the inside cover of this book it says: James H Burton form IV Harrison College 1939, and it has his address as…
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A BajanThings 101 follow-up on AI Chatbots in 2025: ChatGPT, CoPilot, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok & Claude. Why you MUST fact check the output…
Back in 2023 we published: A BajanThings 101 on AI Chatbots: ChatGPT and Bard. Why you MUST fact check the output… Two years on in March 2025 and in June 2025 we have updated our AI chatbot experiment. The reference research source we used to compare the AI output was the work we had done…
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The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 1: 1500s – 1700
The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s is in 5 sections: 1500s – 1700, 1700 – 1800, 1800 – 1900,1900 – 1980s & Addendums. This is: The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 1: 1500s – 1700. The follow-on sections are: The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s, brings together the research of…
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The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 2: 1700 – 1800
The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s is in 5 sections: 1500s – 1700, 1700 – 1800, 1800 – 1900, 1900 – 1980s & Addendums. This is: The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 2: 1700 – 1800. The follow-on sections are: The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s, brings together the research…
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The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 3: 1800 – 1900
The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s is in 5 sections: 1500 – 1700, 1700 – 1800, 1800 – 1900, 1900 – 1980s & Addendums. This is: The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 3: 1800 – 1900. The follow-on sections are: The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s, brings together the research…
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The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 4: 1900 – 1980s
The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s is in 5 sections: 1500 – 1700, 1700 – 1800, 1800 – 1900, 1900 – 1980s & Addendums. This is: The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 4: 1900 – 1980s. The follow-on sections are: The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s, brings together the research…
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The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 5: Addendums
The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s is in 5 sections: 1500s – 1700, 1700 – 1800, 1800 – 1900, 1900 – 1980s & Addendums. This is: The Printed Maps of Barbados – Part 5: Addendums. The follow-on sections are: The Printed Maps of Barbados 1500s – 1980s, brings together the research of E.…
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Flying TUI to Barbados
Flying TUI from the UK to Barbados is a great alternative to the likes of BA and Virgin. In 1997 my wife and I went out to Asia. We thought we were going for a two or three year stint. We stayed for nearly 20 years. In 2014 my wife was posted back to the…
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