It’s odd that after so many years spent travelling around Europe, I never before made it to Ireland. It wasn’t a lack of curiosity about the place, though, that said, Ireland did not rank highly in my list of destinations; somewhere between Norway and Estonia to be honest. I’m not sure why I gave Ireland [...]
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In Search of Celtic Gold
Posted in Travelogues on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Campaigning season in North Italy and the Low Countries
Posted in Travelogues on November 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
11/03/07
There was a Spaniard, a German, an Australian and an Irishman in a house with only one toilet. Sound like a joke? Welcome to 8 Primrose Street, Cambridge.
Yes, the Sturton Street years have ended and the Primrose Street years have begun. Well, they began a while ago now, at the start of December. I have [...]
Apples and Pears
Posted in Travelogues on November 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
26/09/06
Comrades!
Now, where was I? Back at the end of July, sleeping on the floor in W8 Lawn Bowls court… Ah, the Pembroke years, how long ago that all seems…
So, the interview went well and International Programs at Pembroke gave me the golden handshake. I was back in the system. In twenty-four hours I went from [...]
No Fixed Address
Posted in Travelogues on November 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
01/08/06
Comrades!
Firstly, I hope this finds you all well and happy into the bargain.
I’ve been living rather a nomadic life for the last few weeks, but things are about to settle down into a more regular rhythm. After returning from The Sausagelands, I had a week before Chris’ lease expired on the flat which had been [...]
The Sausagelands
Posted in Travelogues on November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is a copy of an e-mail sent out to friends and family after a brief trip through Czech Republic and Germany in July 2006.
Comrades!
I’ve just returned from Czech Republic and Germany which was a nice little holiday from my holiday. I needed to clear out on one last jaunt before I am forced to [...]
Balkan Jaunt
Posted in Travelogues on November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is a copy of an e-mail sent out to friends and family after a trip through the Balkans in the northern summer of 2006. As age does not seem to diminish my enthusiasm for archiving my life, nor for serialising my autobiography, I decided to include it here…
Balkans: June 8-15, 2006 (Part 1, June [...]
Where Eagles Dare…
Posted in Travelogues on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, November 8, 2007
I’m in Salzburg, snug in the soporific warmth of the Gasthof Hinterbrül. I flew in on the 0635 Ryanair flight from Stansted this morning and was in my hotel room by ten thirty this morning. Owing to the need to catch a 0340 bus, I didn’t sleep last night and fell asleep [...]
