So Zoe and I were on the way back from a lovely holiday spent in the French Alps and then to Perpignan for a friend’s wedding, and at the airport we discovered that because we didn’t check-in online, Ryanair charged us 40 euro each to do so in person. We didn’t use the online option [...]
It’s that time of year again. Time to reach into the attic, among the big jumpers, mattres springs and those other objects you have absolutely no recollection of purchasing, and get down that dusty old box labelled “Things To Do This Winter”. Like the class bully on the first day of a new term, autumn [...]
Also filed in Anger, Books, Enthusiasm, Philosophy, Questions, Sunny weather, Things to do, Thoughts, attic, autumn, holidays, practical use, rain, reality, snow, weather, winter
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Apologies for the lack of entries of late, I’ve been doing a bit of travelling, most of the visits for the first time. Some photos, if you’re interested, can be seen in the picture gallery.
Of course, in an ideal world I’d be sitting here with a full-length beard, several battle scars from my daring encounters [...]
Also filed in Air travel, Experiences, Going Out, Herbal teas, Northern Ireland, People, Shop assistant, Spain, Sunday, Tea, Timing, Train stations, Weekend, family, reality, speaking, trains
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I’ve changed the theme on this blog and also, hopefully, begun the process of writing entries more regularly. A lot has happened since my last post, I’ve been to stranded in Strasbourg in the snow, I’ve watched the Belgians out in force to try and preserve the unity of their country, and I’ve found myself [...]
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I hope there’s not some universal rule that dictates that the people you tend to attract are a reflection of the sort of person you are yourself. Maybe, of course, somewhere deep inside me there’s an enthusiasm for those interests that are, to put it kindly, located at some distance away from typically popular culture. Why has this [...]
Also filed in Brussels, Conversation, European parliament, Events, Experiences, Obscure, Ordeal, People, Thoughts, Wine, boredom, champagne, meetings, personality, receptions, speaking, trains
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A quick trip to Cardiff for an interview for a place on the postgraduate diploma course in journalism – and, in response to the forthcoming question, I think it went OK and I’ll probably find out next week – and, at the Youth Hostel, I got my suit out of the suit bag…only to find [...]
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It’s been a busy few days since the weekend, beginning with a wonderful day out with my housmates to Ostende, a chance to get out of the city and also to spend a bit more time getting to know the people with whom I’ll be sharing a house for the next 5 months. For me [...]
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It’s been a good day today, a day of simple pleasures.
A short bike ride to the beach with my Dad, cruising along the track that runs parallel to the sand. The wind is cold but the sun is out, and the hills are a vivid green in the distance.
Enjoying a quick BLT sandwich in [...]
I couldn’t believe it as I started reading the poster on the bus the other day. As I strained to read the details, I wondered what other unexpected ideas this particular bus company was going to come up with, in what seemed to be a bizarre attempt at bringing a bit of, er, “X appeal” [...]
