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From student accommodation in Sheffield to unwelcome attention in the garden (Rousse)

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I left the conference with a PhD student who was also heading north. She offered me a bed for the night in her student house in Sheffield, which I willingly accepted – and then instantly regretted as we walked through … Continue reading →

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Unsatisfactory hotel accommodation and Bobby the dog ‘saved’ (Rousse)

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I travelled to the Isle of Lewis for SG’s sister’s birthday party. When we arrived RG was busy installing pebble-proof windows. This was because unhappy tourists had recently taken to showing their displeasure by shattering the most accessible … Continue reading →

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The price of popularity at Newcastle University (Rousse)

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I held offers from both Durham and Newcastle Universities. I went for Newcastle in the end. The academic staff at Durham were just a little too stuffy for my liking. Many other students also preferred Newcastle – so much so … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged academic, accommodation, bed, crisis, double, Durham, eject, empty, hall, man, morning, Newcastle, popularity, price, residendence, room, staff, student, students, stuffy, undergraduate, university, University of Durham, University of Newcastle | Leave a comment

Unique accommodation and party provision for Newcastle University students (Rousse)

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At Newcastle University the students slept together stacked on open wooden shelves, not unlike enormous upturned printers’ blocks. They all used special fixed-gear bicycles to scale the high walls to reach their wooden cells. Unfortunately the sleeping space was very … Continue reading →

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Holy Island accommodation options (Rousse)

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We bought a small cottage in the village on Holy Island, about a five minute walk from the Herring Houses. It had been neglected for years and was in need of a complete internal overhaul. The problem was that TPR … Continue reading →

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Skye tourist information exploits child slave labour (Rousse)

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I had rented a cottage on the Isle of Skye, but had no idea where it was located. Lost on the outskirts of Portree a cheeky toddler called Mary led the way to our accommodation.

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Magic tables only a partial solution to University accommodation problems (Rousse)

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was dismayed over the state of my accommodation. I had been allocated a tiny desk squeezed into the corner of a large computer lab populated by PhD students. My computer and printer took up most of the desk’s surface … Continue reading →

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The best accommodation in Pitlochry (Rousse)

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Pitlochry was a town of miracles. First I succeeded in parallel parking a chained row of six vehicles. Then I met two 200 year-old residents. This was all the evidence I needed to persuade TPR that we should move to … Continue reading →

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Giant baby kangaroo paddles in Luskentyre Bay (Rousse)

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Dreamaticus

A, C, S and N proposed a commune holiday on the Isle of Harris later in the year. Since TPR and I were already there, the others tasked us with checking out the various self-catering cottages that A had identified … Continue reading →

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Christmas in the Highlands – Goldilocks style (Rousse)

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I was fast asleep next to TPR in the main bedroom of our cottage in Perthshire when the noise awoke us at 02:00. Did we see faces at the window, or was the commotion coming from the floor below? We … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: accommodation

From student accommodation in Sheffield to unwelcome attention in the garden (Rousse)

Unsatisfactory hotel accommodation and Bobby the dog ‘saved’ (Rousse)

The price of popularity at Newcastle University (Rousse)

Holy Island accommodation options (Rousse)

Skye tourist information exploits child slave labour (Rousse)

Magic tables only a partial solution to University accommodation problems (Rousse)

The best accommodation in Pitlochry (Rousse)

Giant baby kangaroo paddles in Luskentyre Bay (Rousse)

Christmas in the Highlands – Goldilocks style (Rousse)

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