STORIES: TRAVEL

A Fugitive From Justice

October 22nd, 2018|

Being a fugitive from justice is a stressful experience. I know, because I experienced this. I experienced it briefly, just for a nano-second, in the REM [...]

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Too Blind To Tango

September 8th, 2018|

An old family friend left a message on my answer machine that went something along the lines of; " I've been to look at your old [...]

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The Only Way Is Essex

September 2nd, 2018|

Sometimes I feel like a dysfunctional travel correspondent. My tales always seem to involve the extraordinary. I've been abandoned on aeroplanes, been refused assistance at train [...]

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Caution: Zebra Crossing

August 21st, 2018|

There is something cringingly uncomfortable about making your mistakes in public: I have a long and distinguished experience of being the subject of public amusement. It's [...]

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A Map Called Wanda

July 9th, 2018|

After a considerable amount of effort to plan a self guided walking tour, of revered places of worship, in Borgas, Wanda (that's google maps to the [...]

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Customers We Don’t Care

March 27th, 2018|

When I first started travelling to Sofia I used to fly Air Bulgaria from Gatwick. Once, having answered the call for those needing assistance to come [...]

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Let It Snow!

March 3rd, 2018|

The snow this week prompted the son and I to remember a freezing February when he lent out of his bedroom window and broke stalagmites off [...]

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Pitch Perfect

February 27th, 2018|

I was riding high and in a hurry to get to an appointment, but drearily cruising Bank Station. Bank Station always has spawned all kinds of [...]

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