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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

One of the special things in life, is being able to talk to a friend for five hours; and not run out of words.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I have not. But I shall see if I can find it, when I'm back next month.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Their Jaipur is legendary. A little high on the alcohol for me, personally. But the flavour is fantastic.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I have a brief sojourn in Europe, next month. In reality, I need a year or two, to see everyone I want to see.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I so often sound like the very bad Indian version of Hugh Grant.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The whole point was about trying to create connections. So happy I managed to do that, over the three years it ran its course m

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Many moons ago, I used to host a monthly event, that was called the "ridiculously long lunch club". A dear friend has reminded me that it was 13 years since the first one.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm looking at visiting @sevillatapas.bsky.social in October; 6th and 7th. Anyone else for some fun and games? (and Sherry)

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Agreed. The hounding was horrendous. The press will not look at themselves, though. And Cambridge will just dust their hands.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

My planned trip back to the UK/Europe is getting progressively more silly. Trying to work out how to fit Ireland in; to see a friend with whom I've never finished a conversation. (but that's the Irish for you)

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Oh, now. This is going to be an interesting discussion. I shall sit, and observe, from the cheap seats.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Thank you so much, Mark. I shall sit down and scroll through these, this evening.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Too much Spanish. I hardly speak English, these days. Only type it.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

*you My English is getting worse by the day. (as in, I stop noticing my mistakes)

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

May I ask where the climate science brigade hang out here? I have questions. We, in the Bolivian Andes, are having the most bizarre Winter; daytime temps over the last few weeks have been above 30°C. I need to get a better understanding on the modelling of this new El Niño event.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

See also "ghost pepper". I'm of Indian origin. I thought I could handle it. I was very much mistaken.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The thing is, with a proper pet nat, you are bottling a live ferment. Every ferment behaves differently; from tank to bottle. There is no consistency. A lot of new wave "pet nats", are actually cold crashed, and restarted. They are not honest.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

You could miss that one. (I hate pet nats; and refuse to make them)

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My other would be Weszeli www.weszeli.at/en/shop (their rose is fantastic!)

weszeli.at

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The wines are really good; not just the labels. I hope to visit them, again, in a few months.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Top and tail. You can fill the middle later. I really need to re-focus on my trip back to Europe.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Actually, John... I was trying to work out how to come and see you and Olga. Even for just for lunch. I would be travelling down from Girona, to Sevilla; early October.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is a bit complicated, Kavey; as it involves planes, trains and automobiles.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is quite planes, trains and automobiles; necessarily. So a lot more complicated.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Last time I played 3D chess, I did win. Every time I play 2D, I lose. Anyway... Flights, trains, bags and knives; how many people are going to St Ives.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

First world problems... I am heading back to Europe, in a few months. I want to see as many friends as I can do. The whole thing is like playing four dimensional chess. Obviously, the answer is, to let the Wookie win. However, I'm not a Wookie.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I have never used a travel agent. But, there are times when I think they may be worth their weight in gold. Currently organising a complex trip back to England and Catalunya. I would pay money to be told I am being silly. (I am being silly)

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Those trains are brutal on a hot day; even with ac. The big windows do not help.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Last weekend in September. I shall let you know.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

There's construction going on, next to my apartment. I don't mind, as I do see building as investment and positivity. What I do mind, is their syncopation is totally off, with what I am listening to. Maybe, they don't like Louis Prima, and are doing it on purpose open.spotify.com/track/6lYeYg...

open.spotify.com

Just A Gigolo - Remastered

Louis Prima · Capitol Collectors Series · Song · 1991

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I truly hope they found the situation as comical as I did.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It was because I was fishing in my pocket for something. Honestly, it took time to extract it. And I can see why that looked suspicious. Anyway... I finally managed to get my breakfast out of my pocket. Then the lead said, into his com, "don't worry; it's just a bacon sandwich".

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I shall be taking the Eurostar in September, for the first time in a very long while. Last time, I was scruffy and unshaven (nothing new there). I was wearing a long black coat. All of a sudden, I was surrounded by armed police. (if you know the UK, we do not see guns on a regular basis).

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I know! Our three musketeers used to do stupid things together. The remaining two are going to honour the memory of our fallen third, by doing something even more stupider.

nazka.nu

Nazka

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This is a ridiculous jaunt, to celebrate the life of a friend who recently passed. He would definitely look down on us, choosing an airport hotel. Have dinner booked in central Amsterdam on the Saturday; so need to balance rationality.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You have nothing to apologise for. Something shall be worked out.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I've tried something similar. It has a cooked flavour, though.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Thanks, Sarah. I'm anti Airbnb. I've started looking at Haarlem as an affordable option.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It's an odd one, isn't it. It's almost like Starmer did not see the point of communication.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I had forgotten how expensive, and how crap, most accommodation is in Amsterdam. Trying to find a place for my friend and I, for two nights, at the end of September, is coming in North of 800 Euros. Which is quite ridiculous.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I'm as much impressed by his communication strategy.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

There was a whole series, written by Richard Curtis and Tony Robinson.

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Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore) @vinosity.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Like many a grammar school boy, of my era... I read the Aeneid and Iliad in their original text. I am boycotting The Odyssey, to avoid PTSD.

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