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  • Destination: Swaziland (now Eswatini)

    May 11, 2020

    Established: Kingdom of Eswatini 1968
    Population: 1,093,238 (census 2017)
    Religion: Christianity  (83%), African Traditional Religions (15%)
    Language: Swazi, English
    Capital: Mbabane
    Order of Visit: Ninth
    First Visit: 8 April 2006
    Last Visit: 8 April 2006
    Duration: 1 Day
    Must Do: Enjoy the stunning countryside
    Cities: None
    Swaziland Journal Entry

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  • Top 100 Movie Review: No. 044 – An American in Paris (1951)

    May 10, 2020

    Ranked 044 on the IMDb Top 100 Movie List (as at May 2017).  Watched movie during May 2020.

    Cast: Gene Kelly (Jerry Mulligan), Leslie Caron (Lise Bouvier), Oscar Levant (Adam Cook), Georges Guétary (Henri Baurel), Nina Foch (Milo Roberts)
    Director:  Vincente Minnelli
    My rating: 6.5 / 10

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  • Top 100 Movie Review: No. 045 – The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

    May 9, 2020

    Ranked 045 on the IMDb Top 100 Movie List (as at May 2017).  Watched movie during May 2020.

    Cast: Dana Andrews (Captain Fred Derry), Fredric March (Platoon Sergeant Al Stephenson), Harold Russell (Petty Officer 2nd Class Homer Parrish), Myrna Loy (Milly Stephenson), Teresa Wright (Peggy Stephenson), Virginia Mayo (Marie Derry), Cathy O’Donnell (Wilma Cameron), Hoagy Carmichael (Uncle Butch Engle)
    Director:  William Wyler
    My rating: 8.0 / 10

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  • Top 100 Movie Review: No. 046 – My Fair Lady (1964)

    May 7, 2020

    Ranked 046 on the IMDb Top 100 Movie List (as at May 2017).  Watched movie during May 2020.

    Cast: Audrey Hepburn (Eliza Doolittle), Rex Harrison (Professor Henry Higgins), Stanley Holloway (Alfred P. Doolittle), Wilfrid Hyde-White (Colonel Hugh Pickering), Gladys Cooper (Mrs. Higgins), Jeremy Brett (Freddy Eynsford-Hill)
    Director:  George Cukor
    My rating: 9.5 / 10

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  • Top 100 Movie Review: No. 047 – A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    May 5, 2020

    Ranked 047 on the IMDb Top 100 Movie List (as at May 2017).  Watched movie during May 2020.

    Cast: Malcolm McDowell (Alex DeLarge), Warren Clarke (Dim), James Marcus (Georgie), Michael Bates (Chief Guard Barnes), Patrick Magee (Mr Frank Alexander), Adrienne Corri (Mrs Mary Alexander), Carl Duering (Dr Brodsky), Paul Farrell (Vagrant), Clive Francis (Joe the Lodger), Michael Gover (Prison Governor), Miriam Karlin (Cat-lady)
    Director:  Stanley Kubrick
    My rating: 8.5 / 10

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