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The family who sailed around the world.

Engineer Jeff Dent, 46, and wife Alison,44, always loved sailing. They first met at a

Sailing club and their dream was to sail around the world.

So, when Jeff became unemployed in January 1999, they decided to make their dream

come true. Alison left her job as a teacher and they bought an eight – metre sailing boat, the

Charlotte Rose. They wanted to sail from Btitain to South Africa, then to Australia, across

The South Pacific to Argentina, and back to Britain across the Atlantic.

They weren’t the first people to make this journey, but this time there was one big

Difference – Jeff and Alison took their three children with them: ten-year-old Oliver, Charlotte,

who was seven, and three-year-old Danial.

Yesterday, after two years and 48000 kilometres, they arrived back in Britain. To their

Surprise, hundreds of friends and journalists were there to meet them.

So how was it? “ It was difficult,” said Alison, “ but it was the best two years of my

life.” The children also loved it. “ We saw things that most people never see,” said Oliver.

“ One day we got up and there were three whales near the boat… that was fantastic!”

There was one question everyone wanted to ask. Did they argue a lot? Jeff answered.

“ Of course we argued sometimes, but we were a great team. It was an amazing journey.”

 

My life in Thailand.

Street food in Bangkok.

I love Thai street food – it’s good and it’s cheap and it’s always delicious. I sometimes eat breakfast, lunch and dinner on the street in Bangkok. In fact, I never cook at home!

Breakfast.

I start with fresh fruit: pineapple, watermelon or papaya. Then I have soup. Thai soup is very good. I usually drink water, but I sometimes have a cup of coffee.

Lunch.

I usually start with orange juice. Then I have rice and eggs or rice and meat.

Dinner.

I always have noodles for dinner. “Pad Thai” is my favourite dish – it’s really good. I usually drink Chang beer.

The street food in Bangkok is fantastic – I can have three healthy meals and I don’t usually spend more than $4 a day.

 

Lance Armstrong.

The early years

Lance Armstrong was born on 18th September 1971 in Texas in the USA. His parents got divorced when he was a baby, and his mother remarried when he was three years old. He got his first bicycle in 1978. He liked swimming and running, but his favourite sport was cycling. In 1988 he graduated from high school and joined the US Olympic team.

Professional life

In 1992, after the Barcelona Olympics, he became a professional cyclist. He lost his first important race in San Sebastian in Spain. He finished last! But after that he won many important races and in 1996 he became the number one cyclist in the world.

After the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, he had cancer. He had two operations and chemotherapy and finally, he recovered. Later, he started the Lance Armstrong Foundation and helped other people with cancer.



In 1998, he started racing again, and in 1999, he won the Tour de France for the seventh time in 2005 and then retired.

Personal life

In 1997 he got married to Kristin Richard and had three children. After four years they got divorced, and in 2004 he started a new relationship with Sheryl Crow. They separated in 2006.


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