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travel despatches: a tale of ice and snow

This was going to be called 'despatches from a broad' which would have been a HILARIOUS word-play but I have contained myself. ice Moldova has snow. I am acquainted with the idea of it - Canada dunked me in the deep end and taught my British nerves to deal with lots and lots ... and… Continue reading travel despatches: a tale of ice and snow

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2018 – not all the things but some of them

I haven't finished a Dickens yet but I'm on the way. I'm a couple of chapters in and actually ... I'm really enjoying it. Dickens writes well - who knew?  (Me. I should have done.) travel Canada - came home in JulyEngland - homeMoldova - taught for three monthsVarious Airports - Vienna, Frankfurt etcGotham - not… Continue reading 2018 – not all the things but some of them

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jobs, batman, and public transport

I'm dividing my attention between writing this and watching Batman: Under The Red Hood. This is my reward, because today ... today I started a new job. Yes, it is at another supermarket. Yes, it isn't the most flashy of jobs. But it's a job. It's not a bad one and - apart from the… Continue reading jobs, batman, and public transport

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// home again

I brought forty-six books home with me. And a pair of glorious heels and five packs of sweets, but ... forty-six books ... I feel like a proper bookworm. The check-in luggage weight limit was 23kg. I made it 22.8kg. I high-fived the check-in bloke and did not gush about Travel Panic, The Lift My… Continue reading // home again