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Skriven 2008-07-07 08:47:57 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Björn Forsström
Ärende: EUROPEAN VISITS  80707
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 -=> Quoting Björn Forsström to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> to visit Europe in September-October, when the weather is still
 GJ> reasonable, but missing the dreaded August holiday season.

 BF> August is the best month to have holliday in. Most here have it it in
 BF> July to the beginning of August so from mid August it's perfect.

I agree, which is why all hotel accommodation is booked out, and places
of interest are crammed with tourists.  As I can get all the heat and
swimming experience I want here in Australia, I prefer Europe in more
"off-peak" tourist times.  When I was there in late September in 2006
the southern parts - in particular, Greece - were very pleasant, so
southern Spain should still be reasonable in early October this year.
 
 GJ> I usually spend some of every winter with my kids in Darwin.  Australia
 GJ> has an advantage that it stretches from tropical 10 degrees Latitude,
 GJ> to cold, windy 44 degrees, so there is a climate for nearly everyone.  I
 GJ> think I would find it very difficult to live at -20C!

 BF> Well, a clear blue day with the air full of oxygen, the sun shining,
 BF> -5C, 50 cm snow....you get the picture...is just as lovely in it's own
 BF> way as a day at the beach in Thailand.

I have taken advantage of your site to see some of your pictures, and I
could see that you have a beautiful country, particularly along the
coast.  My trouble is if I breathe your oxygen-charged air at -5C, my
nose hurts, as if it is freezing inside.  Today the local forecast is
for rain (which we need), hail, and a maximum of 12C, which is why I am
going to Darwin on Wednesday for a couple of weeks to thaw out, and eat
food like:-

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Thai Green Pawpaw (Papaya) Salad
 Categories: Asian, Salads, Side dish, Appetizers
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      1 cl Garlic
      2 T  Peanuts, cooked and crushed
      2 t  Raw sugar
      2    Chillies, bird's eye
    1/2    Tomato, large
      1 c  Shredded green pawpaw
      3 T  Fish sauce
      2 T  Lime juice
 
  In a large mortar, crush together, garlic, peanuts and sugar. Add
  whole chillies to taste, and crush some more. Add remaining
  ingredients and crush until the ingredients are bruised, rather than
  squashed, and thoroughly mixed. Serve at warm room temperature as an
  accompaniment to a main dish, or as an appetiser.
  
      Recorded as observed being made in the Rapid Creek Market, Darwin,
  :       by Glen J, 2000
 
MMMMM
 

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