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Martine

@lame-duck.bsky.social

Aviation, Tech, 7 Continents, Science, Neuroscience, Art, All-round-Curiosity, MultipleSclerosis, Crohns & Ileostomy Warrior

261 Followers  |  315 Following  |  306 Posts  |  Joined: 20.09.2024  |  1.8381

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The joys of travel: my perspective For every trip I undertake, my enjoyment is threefold… The fun of Planning Sometimes this can be a fun challenge as per my above scribbling trying to coordinate flights and accommodation nights fro…

msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/t... I just gotta explain it 😍 ! #blog #travelblog #travel

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Plans for 2026! Making plans keeps my spirit alive! This is the time of year when I tend to make quite a few arrangements for travel & things to be done next year! A lot of the places I choose then to have lit…

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#ttavel #blog #travelblog #multiplesclerosis #ms #disability #disabilitytravel

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Sign the Petition Dignity in Grief β€” A Bereavement Suite & 24/7 Bereavement Champion in Every Hospital.

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#Grief #bereavement

28.10.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Gardens of Lake Maggiore Stresa In October 2025 I joined a week long Travel Department organised tour, one of the specialised Garden Tours organised by gardening expert Frances MacDonald, this one being led by her husband …

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A delightful shop front at Intra, Italy #Halloween

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CAR – T Cell Therapy: the game-changer to replace many MS treatments – Hopefully! CAR – T Cell treatment: possibly a game-changer in MS

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#MultipleSclerosis #MS #Blog #Disability #MultipleSckerisisResearch

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Lake Orta, Italy

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Sunset at Lake Orta, Italy

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Excel V+ facial cosmetic treatment Following my visit to the Consultant Dermatologist, I asked her would she prescribe laser treatment to diminish the small veins on my face , so she sent a referral to a clinic in south Dublin. Goog…

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#multiplesclerosis #blog #cosmeticprocedure #dermatology #vanity #ExcelV+

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Disabilities Callers described how people can make assumptions about disabilities and how it affects their daily lives.

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Yours truly on #liveline yesterday, speaking about my experiences with #multiplesclerosis & how I deal with it by humour, as much as I’m able to do. A previous caller, Gary, living with #Parkinsons ,explained how he gets taken for being inebriated

30.09.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Annual Draw 2025 - AontΓΊ View the Terms of the Annual Draw 2025

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29.09.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
TikTok - Make Your Day

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#satire #Aras25

29.09.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#multiplesclerosis #dublinentertainment #christchurchcathedral #brass #choral

27.09.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Free day - beach day #Bulgaria

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Nessebar Old Town @martinebrangan
YouTube video by Martine Brangan Nessebar Old Town @martinebrangan

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4 minute Video of #Nessebar Old Town, #Bulgaria #Travel

18.09.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Nessebar Old Town #Bulgaria
#Travel #Europe

18.09.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My wonderful mother, Deirdre, RIP this day in 2009 - always missed

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 North Wales by car - Anglesey @martinebrangan
YouTube video by Martine Brangan North Wales by car - Anglesey @martinebrangan

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My self-drive day tour of north-east #Anglesey featuring #ParysMountain near #Amlwch , #Moefre #rnli #Benllech beach, #RedWharfBay & a brief clip of my pronunciation of that famous long place-name!

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North Wales by car - Criccieth to Anglesey
YouTube video by Martine Brangan North Wales by car - Criccieth to Anglesey

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#Travel #Travelblog #Wales #Criccieth #PantDuWinery #Caernarfon #CadnantHiddenGarden #GazelleHotel

North Wales by car - my journey from The Piggery, near Pwllheli, to my next accom near Beaumaris

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North Wales by Car - LlΕ·n Peninsula @martinebrangan
YouTube video by Martine Brangan North Wales by Car - LlΕ·n Peninsula @martinebrangan

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#LlΕ·n Peninsula visiting #Beaumaris #ParysMountain #Benllech #RedwharfBay & #Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwrndrobwyll_llsndysilliogogogoch

30.08.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ymweliad Γ’ Chymru A Visit to Wales After returning home yesterday evening from a β€œdyfyr” (pronounced divir, with the I sounding like in β€œit”) week in β€œCymru” (Cum-ree) and thereabouts having fun using a cΓΊpla focail…

msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/y... #travelblog #Wales #Blog #disability ##multiplesclerosis #disabilitytravel

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Pant Du #Vineyard #Cider near #Caernarfon North #Wales with restaurant & shop selling red, white, rosΓ© & sparkling wines as well as ciders

15.08.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My car warned me to test a rest, and I obeyed. Very #Welsh refreshments: Pot of tea, Bara Brith & Welsh cake at the Black Cat cafΓ© beside a slate works. Welsh spoken everywhere here, even the lifts speak Welsh. #Wales #roadtrip

11.08.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Bangor University accommodation enjoys a splendid location overlooking the Menai Strait #travel #vacation #Wales

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New Research on MS Today, RTE Radio 1’s Morning Ireland program featured an update on MS research. It is already known that in order to develop MS you need to have been infected by the Epstein Barr Virus EBV, but the…

msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/n... #multiplesclerosis #research #blog

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Cruise Dublin to Reykjavik – Part 7 – Reykjavik / Reykjanes Peninsula You Tube Video of Helicopter flight over volcano Although I have visited Reykjavik twice before, many additions have taken place and it provides plenty of interest to previous visitors. Azamara Que…

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#travel #cruise #azamara #iceland #reykjavik #Reykjanes ##disabilitytravel #volcano #volcaniceruption #volcanic #blog

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Cruise Dublin to Reykjavik – Part 6 – ÍsafjΓΆrΓ°ur, North-West Fjords, Iceland Dynjandi falls Azamara Quest called to the β€œcapital of the West Fjords”, ÍsafjΓΆrΓ°ur, where the tang of volcanic soot was again in the air, drifting from the Reykjanes peninsula eruption. You Tube V…

msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/c... #travel #cruise #azamara #sudureyri #isafordur #iceland #northwestfjords #blog #disabilitytravel

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Cruise Dublin to Reykjavik – Part 5 – Akureyri, North Iceland Godafoss You Tube video of Godafoss & Akureyri Botanic Garden Akureyri, the second largest town in Iceland, is a short voyage from HΓΊsavik. As often in this region of the world we arrived in th…

msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/c... #cruise #travel #azamara #iceland #blog #disabilitytravel #godafoss #akureyri #botanicgarden

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Cruise Dublin to Reykjavik – Part 4 – HΓΊsavik, North Iceland Humpback whale Turning from the east to the north coast of Iceland, Azamara Quest landed at HΓΊsavik, the β€œwhale capital”. You Tube video of HΓΊsavik Whale Watching There are zodiac speed boats and a…

msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/c... #cruise #whales #whalewatching #puffins #husavik #Iceland #travel #blog #disabilitytravel #azamara

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Cruise Dublin to Reykjavik – Part 3 – East Fjords Iceland EskifjΓΆrΓ°ur On board the Azamara 9 Day Iceland Intensive cruise I enjoyed short seagoing times with relatively long times on shore which gave ample opportunity to get to explore the places visited.…

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#cruise #travel #Europe #Nordic #Iceland #EastFjords #azamara #Eskifjordur #FΓ‘skrΓΊΓ°sfjΓΆrΓ°ur #blog #disabilitytravel

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