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Bill Murray

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General, Scotland 15 Comments

December 21, 2015August 6, 2018

Bill Murray, Alastair Cram and the art of escape

When Monopoly was more than just a board game… Following my post on Bill Murray, I take a look inside the carefully obscured world of escape gadgets and secret coding

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Himalayas, Scotland 6 Comments

December 4, 2015November 18, 2016

Bill Murray: a quiet man with a great vision

When mountaineer Bill Murray was captured by German soldiers in 1942, he had to find a way for his spirit to break free…

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