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Celebrating new year in Linz, Austria
Two years ago, we celebrated New Year in Linz, Austria. Our daughter who teaches English as a foreign language had secured a three month volunteer placement with the Austrian bilingual classroom project (ABC) and we offered to help with her luggage. The bilingual classroom project was set up so that village schools could have visits…
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Why do we need multilingual technical manuals?
My background I have always loved learning languages and I studied French and German as subsidiary subjects at university. However, my first real job when I left college was as a technician in a metallurgical laboratory in a large engineering works. The laboratory was headed by a formidable female Russian engineer. A lot of the…
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A day out in Wells
Wells is England’s smallest city yet there is a great deal to see from the huge gothic cathedral to the bishop’s palace
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Visiting the Alhambra
The Alhambra is one of the most visited monuments in Spain. It is probably the main reason why most people visit Granada and it has certainly been on my bucket list for quite while. It is also a UNESCO world heritage site. So when my son said he would like to visit it I was…
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Half term in Malaga
One thing I was looking forward to when my children grew up was not having to go away during the school holidays. However two of them decided to become teachers. When my son asked if we fancied going to Spain for half term I leapt at the chance. I am pleased to say I…