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10 Experiences on my Travel Bucket List

There are a few things I’ve ticked off my travel bucket list in life – seeing the northern lights in Sweden, surfing in Australia, sailing across Ha Long Bay in Vietnam and scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef. There are still plenty of travel experiences I want to have and these are just some… Keep Reading

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“Sai, ho!” A story of Pirates in Gibraltar – PT1

When anyone mentions “Pirates” one immediately thinks of the Caribbean, however, long before this, there were attacks on shipping in the Mediterranean. The Beys on the coast of North Africa, especially in Tunis, Tripoli and Algiers were preying on merchant ships trading between Spain, Italy, Greece and Northern Europe. Most of the large trading vessels were square rigged and were unable to manoeuvre very well as they were limited by the strength and direction of the wind. The Moors, on the other hand, operating from ports along the coast, were able to use small, fast agile craft, employing lateen sails and oars, manned by slaves captured from foreign ships were able to sail much closer to the wind. These vessels could head in any direction, able to overtake the lumbering cargo ships with ease. Not all the pirates were North African, many were renegade captains, Europeans who for one reason or another had thrown in their lot with the Berbers. Keep Reading

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The Billable Hour Is Dead, Long live upfront pricing!

For decades, the billable hour has been the standard method of pricing professional services in Gibraltar. However, many professional advisors and clients have grown disillusioned with this traditional approach. It’s time to shed the constraints of the billable hour and embrace a more transparent and client-friendly model: fixed, upfront pricing.  The billable hour is notorious… Keep Reading

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Ace Art

We have a busy month of August ahead; I will be celebrating my 40th Birthday and getting our next exhibition ready!  The ‘Rock & Paper’ exhibition, curated by Ace Art will open on Tuesday 5th September 2023 at the Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar. It will feature the works of the Cane-Yo group, an art community… Keep Reading

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The Purpose of Anger

I have been sojourning into the murky, painful world of anger recently.  Healthy anger and unhealthy anger. We all have anger issues. It is part of the human condition and in its healthy form it is an essential tool for survival. But it is perceived in society as dirty, something to be ashamed of and… Keep Reading

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Horoscope July 2023

ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Life is not always black and white, as we know, Aries, and even though you’d prefer it was, right now you are being challenged to navigate they grey!  With a little patience and tenacity, you’ll get there.   TAURUS Apr 21 – May 21)  If things get on top… Keep Reading

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Music World Festival

On Tuesday 13th of June BrightMed celebrated the re-birth of the Gibraltar World Music Festival with this year’s edition called ‘Kúshame!’.  ‘Kúshame!’ is a word from our local and popular dialect called ‘Yanito’. Yanito is spoken by the people of the region of Gibraltar. It simply means ‘Listen to me’, what better statement by a… Keep Reading

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Simply the Best 1939 – 2023

She was one of the most influential female Rock stars of all time. The legend Tina Turner left us in May of this year but her legacy lives on. She was ‘Simply the Best’- the full embodiment of what the term signifies. Her compelling story of hardship, music and pain before she found worldwide success… Keep Reading

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Keep Hydrated and Healthy in the Sun

Hydration to Avoid Dehydration Hydration is always important especially in the summer months when we experience hot and humid weather as this is when we tend to lose a lot of our body fluids through sweat, but although we know that we should drink plenty of water, what are the benefits of hydration that we… Keep Reading

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