History Cafe, Brunton Boatyard, Kochi; 24 Nov 10 4 Dec 10
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We go on package holidays. Twenty years ago I’d have been horrified at the thought but for about 10 years now we’ve taken our holidays in the company of others who we’ve not known before hand and, in general, will probably never see again. We’ve used just 2 companies: Travel Editions, (www.traveleditions.co.uk) with which we’ve had several excellent Italian breaks plus Cuba last year, and Voyages Jules Verne (www.vjv.com) with which we’ve done Namibia, Sri Lanka and Turkey. This year it’s been Travel Editions again and they took us to southern India. (more…)
Edinburgh Odyssey; 2-5 Jun 10 5 Jun 10
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Wednesday 2 Jun 10: the cat arrived at 0815. Not the one which teases my dog by staring through the patio doors but the Cambridge taxi service which takes me to the station. The driver was keen to talk which we did. We started with David Laws and finished on electoral reform. He was a tad to the right of me but we had plenty of common ground. Such is the political mood today. (more…)
if you haven’t been to Hong Kong you can’t imagine it 23 Nov 08
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The symmetry was elegant … 32 deg C in Bali and 32 deg F in the UK. When we landed this morning after a 13 hour flight from Hong Kong (pardon my air miles; I have not ‘offset’ them because that’s akin to joining the RSCPA and continuing to kick the cat; I just try to be abstemious in other ways) it was cold and after the incident in Bali there were no other problems. We even got in early and were home courtesy of National Express by 8am. (more…)
Welcome to Bali: 12 Nov 08 16 Nov 08
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Meticulous planning and flawless execution but it was still daylight robbery! We arrived in Bali at about 4pm and were picked up by the hotel mini-bus. About 10 minutes into our journey there was a noise from the real near side of the vehicle which I dismissed as some vegetation caught up in the wheel. Shortly thereafter a passing driver told us we had a flat. We pulled over into a side street to change the tyre. (more…)
