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I started this blog as part of my preparations for my Geographical Association Presidential year. My theme was Everyday (Quotidian) Geographies , exploring the geographies within the everyday experiences of people. This also tied in with my main blog LivingGeography - which has just had its 13 000th post... so this one has a way to go yet. Image: Alan Parkinson, shared on Flickr under CC license.

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