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livinguktaiwan

@livinguktaiwan

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livinguktaiwan
@livinguktaiwan May 16, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC

Chilling out in Procida, Italy

There are a few islands in the Gulf of Naples and I was keen to visit at least one of them during my trip to Naples. Capri was the largest and most famous, then there was Ischia, and finally Procida,…

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livinguktaiwan
@livinguktaiwan May 11, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC

Day trip to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

I was over the moon when I found out that Uruguay is only a short ferry ride from Argentina. It's not a country on my to-go list, but since I've travelled all the way to Buenos Aires, I couldn't let…

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livinguktaiwan
@livinguktaiwan May 3, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC

HOD Alicante 2026 summary

Like all meetups, this year's Hive Open Days in Alicante started and finished in a flash. The weekend was intense and tiring, in a good way. ### Day 1 There was a good balance of talks, and plenty of…

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livinguktaiwan
@livinguktaiwan Apr 30, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC

I stayed in a prison at Bezier, France

Recently I went to Beziers in France for a couple of days. I was here for two nights, less than 48 hours because I wanted a break and it was cheaper for us to fly 1400km to France than to catch a 600…

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livinguktaiwan
@livinguktaiwan Apr 28, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC

I hate Alicante, but it's really not that bad

I hate two things in life. Early morning flights is one. Today I had to get up at 0430 to catch my flight to Alicante for the Hive Open Days later this week. The other thing I hate is Alicante . It i…

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livinguktaiwan
@livinguktaiwan Apr 24, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC

Bluebell walk at Priors Wood

After the sakura blossom in early spring, the bluebells are the next gift from nature each year. In UK, we are lucky that half of the world's bluebells can be found here, and there are many bluebell…

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livinguktaiwan
@livinguktaiwan Apr 15, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC

Breaking 200k HP and What fell into the water?

People used to celebrate milestones on Hive a lot. With a bit of effort and dedication, everyone can reach rep 65...70+. And if you have confidence in Hive in the long term, it's not difficult to gro…

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livinguktaiwan
@livinguktaiwan Apr 13, 2026, 9:14 PM UTC

My bad and good expectations of Naples, Italy

My recent trip to Italy didn't exactly start well. Here's my bad and good expectations of Naples, Italy. Ten minutes after we were due to land, the captain announced that due to thunderstorms, he had…

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livinguktaiwan
@livinguktaiwan Apr 12, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC

LUT Hive Garden Journal 2026 #2

I thought I'd start my LUT garden journal this month with something rather mundane but quite important for me. I cut my small patch of grass for the first time this year, and freshly cut grass smells…

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livinguktaiwan
@livinguktaiwan Apr 6, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC

The Gran Caffe Gambrinus in Naples and all the queues

When I travel and need to kill time during the day because I'm too tired to do more sightseeing, there's normally two options. One is an afternoon tea break, and another is a drinks, preferably local…

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