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ElRealThing @ElRealThing1

Wednesdayite loving real ale, real football and real Spain. I walk a bit. Author of A Thirst for Adventure on the Way to Santiago: A Tale of Three Caminos

Joined February 2020
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Tonight Crystal Palace face Rayo Vallecano in the final of the EUFA Conference League. Rayo who? @RayoVallecano - the small club with the big heart. Vallecas neighbourhood will be bouncing tonight. elrealthing.com/2024/12/rayo…

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - The Beating Heart of Community Football

In an age where corporate money rules the football roost and global brand clubs are now no more representative of their local community than...

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El Real Thing: More Berk than Berserker? Why on earth would you want to buy my book? elrealthing.com/2025/09/more…

More Berk than Berserker?

I’ve just finished reading Adrian Edmondson’s autobiography titled “Berserker”. It was funny, enlightening and often poignant. It was also r...

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#FairDealForWednesday
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Please see my statement attached #FairDealForWednesday
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Spain. Bloody love it.
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Prince Edward Island - Nothing to do with Sheffield Wednesday #AtlanticCanada #SWFC elrealthing.com/2026/03/prin…

Prince Edward Island - Nothing to do with Sheffield Wednesday

Prince Edward Island - the birthplace of Confederation - where, after almost three years of an often difficult gestation period, the infant ...

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El Real Thing: Prince Edward Island (phew - not Andrew) Is tetrochromatic really a real word. Really? #AtlanticCanada elrealthing.com/2026/03/prin…

Prince Edward Island (phew - not Andrew)

Prince Edward Island (often referred to as PEI) is Canada's smallest province both in land size and population, yet perversely the most dens...

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Prince Edward Island (phew - not Andrew) The Prince Edward islanders are a very lucky bunch of people. #AtlanticCanada elrealthing.com/2026/03/prin…

Prince Edward Island (phew - not Andrew)

Prince Edward Island (often referred to as PEI) is Canada's smallest province both in land size and population, yet perversely the most dens...

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What’s it like to be two “come from aways” in Atlantic Canada? Does it help if you kiss a codfish? elrealthing.com/2026/02/newf…

Newfoundland and Labrador - The Codfish That Didn't Get Away

I know.........let's go have a picnic at the lighthouse! Canadian folk are a happy lot. Patriotic, proud and big-hearted, the latter never b...

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Atlantic Canada is great. Unless you’re a codfish. elrealthing.com/2026/02/newf…

Newfoundland and Labrador - The Codfish That Didn't Get Away

I know.........let's go have a picnic at the lighthouse! Canadian folk are a happy lot. Patriotic, proud and big-hearted, the latter never b...

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Atlantic Canada Codfish - just say no to unwanted attention. elrealthing.com/2026/02/newf…

Newfoundland and Labrador - The Codfish That Didn't Get Away

I know.........let's go have a picnic at the lighthouse! Canadian folk are a happy lot. Patriotic, proud and big-hearted, the latter never b...

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Atlantic Canada The shortest hop from the UK to the Americas. elrealthing.com/2026/02/newf…

Newfoundland and Labrador - and a beer called Dildo

Canada is big. Very big. In fact it's the second largest country in the world by total area, around seventy times larger than the UK althoug...

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Atlantic Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador - and a beer called Dildo elrealthing.com/2026/02/newf…

Newfoundland and Labrador - and a beer called Dildo

Canada is big. Very big. In fact it's the second largest country in the world by total area, around seventy times larger than the UK althoug...

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Our mate Trevor. Happy heavenly 60th birthday Trevor Beechey. elrealthing.com/2026/02/happ…

Happy Heavenly 60th Birthday Trevor Beechey

Ten years ago today. Pictured left to right, myself, Pat, Neil and Trevor enjoying a beer in Koh Samui, Thailand celebrating Trevor's 50th b...

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Looking to get your folks out of the house for up to six weeks? Give ‘em the kick up the arse they need with this book. #CaminoDeSantiago #Adventure #Beer #Spain #ReallyCheapXmasPresent amazon.co.uk/Thirst-Adventur…

A Thirst For Adventure - On The Way To Santiago: A Tale of Three Caminos

A Thirst For Adventure - On The Way To Santiago: A Tale of Three Caminos

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It’s been a while but here’s another one in our occasional series of #TreesThatLookLikeAnimals Who knows, we might post another one soon so if you like trees that look like animals, keep following. #TreesThatLookLikeAnimals (Have I already mentioned that?)
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How to try and suppress free thinking and dissent with Government policy - Part 3 Come on @NeilDotObrien Got anything to say in your defence? #COVID19 trusttheevidence.substack.co…
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It’s #CaminoTuesday and this week’s theme is the SPOOKY CAMINO. When it comes to spooky, there’s not many things compete with the Santa Compaña in Galicia.
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