Tangier, Morocco

Posted on 24/03/2012 by
Tangier Bay

Tangier Bay

For the next few weeks I’ll be in Tangier, Morocco.  I’ve settled in to a hotel on the sea front in the centre of Tangier – the Spanish coast can be seen in clear weather.

I’m here doing some tasks on secondment to Qatari Diar at the Al Houara Resort development.  The commute to the Development Offices, which are on the development site is about 45 minutes each way – a bit further than I’ve recently experienced!  I’m driving myself, and although the driving standards and traffic are somewhat higher and lighter respectively than in some other North African cities, it’s still not the most comfortable of experiences!

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On the road (again).

Posted on 19/03/2012 by

We appear to have just seen the arrival of spring here in Warsaw. I’ve dusted off my bikes and had a couple of pleasant cycle rides.

However, this only the beginning of my travels – I fly off to Tangier in Morocco this evening on a 3 week business trip. More on this soon….

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First touch of winter!

Posted on 16/01/2012 by

Saturday saw the first touch of winter in Warsaw! Quite astonishing that winter has arrived only in mid-January. However, we’ve had a little snow and temperatures are at or below 0°C.

On Sunday I tool a walk on the banks of the Vistula in the south eastern part of the city and took a few snaps of the conditions.

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Wrap Up

Posted on 31/12/2011 by

Just a quick wrap up to round out the year – dumplings, cycling, visits to UK and visitors in Poland.

The Famous Clootie Dumpling

Rembering my grandmother’s Clootie Dumplings, which were generally served around Xmas time, I looked out a recipe and made a dumpling for myself.

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New Look

Posted on 09/08/2011 by

The McMillans’ blog has been given a new look with the Weaver Theme by Bruce Wampler – it has many sub-theme options and is very customisable e.g. the random header images – hope you find it attractive.  The blog previously used Mystique, which has recently been updated to a ‘light’ version which screwed up the site. While I really liked Mystique as a theme, the way it has been upgraded is rather unfortunate – there is a full version, but it can’t be readily installed through the WordPress Admin utilities.  I’ve also dropped Mystique in favour of Weaver on another blog, Project Management Insight – perhaps it’s time to consider the Weaver Plus option as I now have 4 sites using Weaver!

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