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Breaking down in France

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Gary

It was rather noisy in our sea-view room. It was also quite warm. I suppose both problems could have been solved by closing the window and setting the air conditioning to -10 but it would have felt wrong. The experience … Continue reading →

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The Scene Mounting Baby

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Gary

And so our annual holiday to France begins. This year, for reasons to do with coincidence and meeting up, we are going to Burgundy. We were driven to the ferry by Carole’s husband who told us his version of their … Continue reading →

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Closed for the season

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Gary

Most of Shanklin closes up once the days get shorter and the weather borders on and sometimes pops over to the inclemental. It is completly different to the buzzing, busy, bustling Shanklin of the summer. The crowded, almost impassable footpaths … Continue reading →

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Worst crossing EVAH!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Gary

I was woken up in the wee small hours by the spectral figure of Mirinda, framed in the open cabin door, claiming it was like an oven. She’d given up trying to sleep in it and tried to cool down … Continue reading →

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Living on Garbage Truck Alley

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Gary

One of the less appealing things about the Chateaubriand Hotel is the corner it stands on. Every morning, starting way too early for holiday sleep-ins, hundreds of garbage trucks drive around it. It’s like living on Garbage Truck Alley. Apart … Continue reading →

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Found paradise

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Gary

We took a ferry to a (very) small island off the coast of France this afternoon. It was only a short ride of 20 minutes. The island is only 3 kilometres long and looks like a croissant. I’m pretty certain … Continue reading →

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The driest Martini

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Gary

When you ask for a dry vodka Martini in the American Bar at the Savoy, this is what you get. And it was the driest Martini I have ever had. Superb. The reason we were at the Savoy was because … Continue reading →

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Greenwich

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Gary

For Mirinda’s birthday, she decided she’d like to go and visit Greenwich, walk around some flats, have tapas for lunch…as you do. And so, that’s exactly what we did. Following a lovely long lie in, we made our way to … Continue reading →

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Up in the air

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Gary

When I showed Nicktor a photograph of the Emirates Air-line, stretched across the Thames, he didn’t think it was real. Today I set out to convince him otherwise. I had planned my day out perfectly. I’d booked a ticket to … Continue reading →

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Back in Britain

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Gary

Talk about a good, solid welcome back to Britain! Apart from the cold (loverrrrrrly), thunderstorm (scarrrrrrry) and lack of pollution, public transport has more than adequately said g’day. I went to work this morning (ignoring any thoughts of jet lag) … Continue reading →

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