Category Archives: Travel
A Budding Shopaholic
Late yesterday afternoon as we were looking for a dinner restaurant, Eloïse stopped in her tracks and pulled me back to show me something in a shop. I would personally describe this place as a one-stop shop for budding hookers, … Continue reading
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It Wasn’t To Be
Let’s get the worst out of the way first: the Netherlands failed to complete their clean run of victories in the World Cup, succumbing to Spain in the final for a 1-0 defeat. Fair’s fair, Spain were the better team … Continue reading
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Coals To Newcastle
The DFDS King Of Scandinavia is a nicer ship than the boat of the same owner that we took from Kiel in Germany to Klaipėda in Lithuania last year. In fact, this is a really nice vessel, with good restaurants … Continue reading
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48 Hours In Blighty
Can you have too much of a good thing? Yes, but it depends on the nature of the thing. When it comes to good music, it’s hard to reach saturation point, particularly when that music is performed live. No two … Continue reading
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Tour Of Ireland
I’m back in the unseasonal cold of Amsterdam after my 875 km whistle-stop tour of Dublin, Cork and Galway. Everything went according to plan and I got to see three excellent gigs by Brendan Perry. I was also lucky enough to … Continue reading
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