Tag Archives: holiday

Part Two: You Old (French) Romantic #france #french

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 by

More reminiscences of France… I married in 1984, May and we decided to postpone a proper honeymoon until later because, well, we were pretty skint. But, in case that wasn’t romantic enough, we had four days in Paris. It didn’t … Continue reading →

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Part one: My French Debut #france #french

Posted on Jun 10, 2019 by

I’m in France for most of this week so I thought a series of posts on my experiences of all things French. As our nearest neighbours – I am speaking as a Brit not as an Englishman, just to clear … Continue reading →

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Niceland: #iceland Part 3

Posted on Oct 19, 2018 by

Iceland had lived up to its own stereotype: the geology is otherworldly, converting your bill into sterling is like rubbing soap in your eyes, and the weather swings from chilly to downright parky and back again. The capital, Reykjavík, is … Continue reading →

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A Time In Africa – part one #memoirs #africa #Safari

Posted on Jan 18, 2017 by

In 1988, I had turned 30, been married 4 years and been a partner in my law firm 12 months. The Textiliste and I had undertaken a rather crazy project of refurbishing a house in Herne Hill, South London which, … Continue reading →

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Taking to the piste

Posted on Mar 2, 2015 by

I’m skiing so not really blogging. But, you know, I can’t really not. You understand. It’s just a space I have to fill. How drab would so many lives be if I stopped?! So what’s happened, here in Austria? Day … Continue reading →

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