Tag Archives: bus

Disabled passenger booted off the bus for smoking (Rousse)

Posted on September 20, 2026 by Dreamaticus

I boarded the bus south from Aberdeen with my former student F and her husband W. They took two seats facing forwards, and I found a seat across the aisle opposite them. This one faced the back of the bus, … Continue reading →

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Bus fatalities on the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I gave up walking and caught the 38 bus – bang on time at 17:01 – for the rest of our journey. I sat at the back with a young Polish man who marvelled at the standing stones … Continue reading →

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Black knickers and see-thru skirt wows fashion photographers at run-down chain hotel (Rousse)

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Dreamaticus

TPR booked us into what he believed to be a posh, family-run, hotel. While the fabric of the building, with its enormous rooms and a beautiful old oak staircase, hinted at a more majestic past, now it was just part … Continue reading →

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Belle becomes a royal bodyguard and is rejected by Ren

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I was travelling on the upper deck of a old-fashioned red London bus when I realised two things simultaneously. A teenage Prince William was sitting in a seat in front of me, and we were being sprayed with bullets from … Continue reading →

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Expelled for missing the bus (Rousse)

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Dreamaticus

It was a huge honour to have been appointed to this high profile expert panel to work with the most senior UK academics and the country’s top civil servants. After Day 1 of important confidential debate, the chair released us … Continue reading →

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The Mother of Minions (Belle)

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I was travelling on an American-style school bus and couldn’t remember why, or where I was going. I took a sneaky peak at my fellow travellers – a handful of Minions were sitting quietly staring out of the bus windows. … Continue reading →

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Contributing to a Media and Cultural Studies compilation in Canada (Rousse)

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I had only volunteered to review a couple of papers, so it came as a shock to be told that everyone taking part in the compilation of the book was also expected to write a chapter on a relevant theoretical … Continue reading →

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Cycling in the Pentland Hills (Rousse)

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I had stripped down to my underwear in the charity shop, but the staff couldn’t care less – presumably because I was their best customer. However, it was getting late, and at 9pm TPR was anxious that we might miss … Continue reading →

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An unreliable review of ‘An instance of the fingerpost’ (Rousse)

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Dreamaticus

The woman opposite us on the bus was playing a podcast out loud on her phone. Its host gave an enthusiastic review of An instance of the fingerpost by Iain Pears. ‘I hated that book’, I muttered to my sister … Continue reading →

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How to avoid the United States (Belle)

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Travelling around south America in a decrepit school bus was not my idea of a holiday. In fact I had no memory of how this had happened or how I got here. Everywhere we went puppies and kittens sat in … Continue reading →

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