Tag Archives: bus

Disgruntled passengers make illegal leap from Lothian bus (Rousse)

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The bus took a ludicrous route. Even though most of the passengers wanted to get off at Princes Street, they were forced to endure an hour’s diversion to Heriot-Watt University first. This was because the bus did not have an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged border collies, bus, buses, CCTV, church, crime, disgruntled, Edinburgh, garden, Heriot-Watt University, Lothian, metal, passenger, Princes Street, route, Scotland, St John's, TPR | Leave a comment

A secretive cold rice pudding home-coming (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Dreamaticus

EH and I returned together from the book group meeting in West Lothian. We hailed a taxi to take us Steventon, then caught a number 11 bus that was en route to Tranent via Edinburgh city centre. Back at home … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 11, book, bus, cold, Edinburgh, glass, group, hail, home-coming, left-over, pudding, rice, secret, Steventon, taxi, Tranent, West Lothian, white, wine | Leave a comment

Thrills of the naked Newbrough to Newcastle commuter (Rousse)

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I commuted to Newcastle daily by bus and train from Newbrough, Northumberland – naked. I knew it was wrong, but found it so hard to break my habit. It was such a thrill every morning to walk down Grainger Street … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aghast, bus, clothed, clothes, commute, commuter, elevator, glass, Grainger Street, habit, lift, naked, Newbrough, Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, office, silent, thrill, train, travel | Leave a comment

The lost and a linguist in Toronto (Rousse)

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR and my cousin N both left the shopping mall before I had a chance to put my change into my purse and gather my bags. When I eventually followed them out into the Toronto streets I could no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apartment, bus, bus stop, change, foot, friend, holiday-maker, linguist, lost, mall, menu, mobile, phone, purse, seafood, shopping, Spanish, street, Toronto, TPR, transport, walk | Leave a comment

Selfish guests in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The first bus across the Isle of Lewis ran late so we missed our connection to Harris. Rather than wait for the next service, TPR, SM and I gave up on our trip south and returned to our bedrooms in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bedroom, bus, embarrassment, guest, Harris, holiday-maker, house, isle, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, proprietor, selfish, service, Uig | Leave a comment

A failed escape from a crime scene (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Dreamaticus

We were staying in a beautiful tall detached house that was second from the end of a row of similar buildings squashed together in a densely populated part of the city. If you glanced up at the skylight over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alarm, bed, burglar, bus, crime, danger, deck, escape, face, fail, fingers, hand, house, ladder, Malaysian, man, mortal, noise, palm, rooftop, save, scene, silent, skylight, step, top, TPR, warning, window, woman, youth | Leave a comment

Sea monster victim organises a lift home (Rousse)

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was an extra in a new Dr Who spin-off. Despite our requests, none of the ‘actors’ on my grade were informed in advance of the plot. This was to add to the authenticity of the monster scenes. SPL and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged actor, bather, black, bus, cling-film, decker, double, Dr Who, extra, female, Harrogate, Leeds, lift, monster, pool, red, scene, sea, victim | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: bus

Disgruntled passengers make illegal leap from Lothian bus (Rousse)

Thrills of the naked Newbrough to Newcastle commuter (Rousse)

The lost and a linguist in Toronto (Rousse)

Selfish guests in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

A failed escape from a crime scene (Rousse)

Sea monster victim organises a lift home (Rousse)

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