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Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:23 pm
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That was indeed the case. Charles suffered a heart attack. The hotel is still going on. Paul Garner had been asked to continue the work. Insurance has also paid out.

Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:34 am
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Good morning, chaps

Long time no see. Everything had grounded to a halt here, re COVID 19, but I do not have to tell you that.

I'll happily help with defending that empire, but leave the protes ...

Sat Jun 06, 2020 12:13 pm
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This place looks deserted. Rolling Eyes

Anyone still here...??

Thu May 07, 2020 12:43 pm
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Alan, et al

Just as a matter of context, as far as this "development" was concerned. Nothing has happened, as I predicted. Not one brick on top of another, and the blue fence that demarca ...

Thu May 07, 2020 12:33 pm
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Good afternoon all,

We have lost another battlefield guide since Norman Parkinson passed away. Evan Jones departed this Vale of Tears at age 82, three days ago. Husband to Moira, and one of the fou ...

Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:42 am
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Indeed. He contradicts himself more than once, and sometimes on the same page. Cannot get the officer ranks right.

Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:18 pm
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Picked up this book for a song, in mint condition. Anybody seen/read this before...? It appears to b part of some kind of a series. Very nice historical context and overview in the fact boxes in the t ...

Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:35 pm
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Alan,

My apologies, i have been away for some time. We are getting a bit thin on the ground here. There had most certainly not one brick been put on top of another at that site at Isandlwana. I wil ...

Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:26 pm
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It certainly was an out of the ordinary incident. I have been travelling these roads on an almost daily base, and had never had any issues like this in almost 15 years. The locals had certainly been m ...

Wed Feb 06, 2019 2:29 pm
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Goodness, no, not at all, Alan, I am referring to my old colleague and co-warhorse Pat Rundgren....!!!!!

No, not Pat Stubbs...she is still in the USA as far as I know, and I doubt if she will come ...

Wed Feb 06, 2019 12:41 pm
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You can find Fugitives' Drift Lodge at their quite extensive website

https://www.fugitivesdrift.com/

Wed Feb 06, 2019 12:37 pm
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That we certainly are. Pat is still there, the old ****, I am, and one others. If I may suggest something, take a look at www.tourdundee.co.za and www.battlefieldsregionguides.co.za

The first we ...

Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:36 pm
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Gladly, Alan. PM me an email address I can sent it to, as I have no idea how to post it on the forum anymore...

Sun Feb 03, 2019 6:03 am
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John, et al,

We have what we call Google journalists over here, who will grab screenshots off the Net and tweak it into fresh articles. I have a name for them, but Alan would not let me say it here ...

Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:45 am
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Dylan,

If you are looking for budget accommodation, FDL is not really the place. It is an upmarket establishment and one of the best in the business. If you want to stay there, I would suggest goin ...
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