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Birmingham graduate destinations: deep sea diving, death, and a hot rod librarian (Rousse)

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We were all travelling on the Birmingham University French 1986 graduates’ bus. DM passed along the aisle offering cups of tea. I told her that TPR and I had made a brief visit to Rhyl and she said that we … Continue reading →

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Husband’s mystery trips to Manchester while wife heads north to Inverness by foot (Rousse)

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The day that I made the round trip by car to Manchester to fix JC’s blinds I discovered that TPR had made the same trip the day before and had another planned for the next. He claimed that these visits … Continue reading →

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A missing child, lost glasses, and vegetable sales to pensioners (Rousse)

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Dreamaticus

After our happy day on the beach R and I walked up the grassy dune and over the hill back to the village – where I lost her, and my glasses. Her mother K didn’t seem terribly concerned. The village … Continue reading →

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Kayaking on Scotland’s west coast (Rousse)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

From the coach I saw JS up to her waist in the calm blue waters of the west of Scotland teaching a bunch of school children how to kayak. How I wished that I could join her.

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Lost in a Birmingham blizzard at Christmas (Rousse)

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The server dropped the half-filled ice cream cone when the call came through. It was now snowing very heavily outside, and anyone who wanted to travel any further needed to get back into their vehicles immediately. TPR and I rushed … Continue reading →

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A dodgy flight to Dublin (Rousse)

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My route home from the funeral in Northern Ireland comprised a flight to Dublin, then a coach ride to the coast, followed by a trip in the QE2 at four miles an hour back across the Irish Sea. The latter … Continue reading →

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A fishy tale of fighter jets and a missed meeting (Rousse)

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Dreamaticus

From the coach window in Ireland EH, NU and I watched fighter jets sketch vapour trails into the blue summer sky. “How do they do that?” I asked as the planes created a small shoal of vapour trail salmon for … Continue reading →

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The boy with the dragon tattoo (Rousse)

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The guests hurried to get off the coach that BM had chartered to transport everyone to his magnificent 40th birthday celebrations. All dolled up in a turquoise dress with short black sleeves and flashes on red across the bodice, and … Continue reading →

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Dead grandmother joins Rousse on an uncomfortable trip to Ireland (Rousse)

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was a long journey to Ireland by sea and coach. My poor Granny H, dressed in her usual uniform of camel, smiled the whole way, but in my heart I knew that she was not enjoying herself – especially … Continue reading →

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Mick Jagger tops celebrity guest list at Pope’s parade (Rousse)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I fought away the fans eager to press their business cards into my hand. It was flattering that they held me in such high regard, but I didn’t really deserve all this attention. If anyone here wanted to see somebody … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: coach

Husband’s mystery trips to Manchester while wife heads north to Inverness by foot (Rousse)

A missing child, lost glasses, and vegetable sales to pensioners (Rousse)

Kayaking on Scotland’s west coast (Rousse)

Lost in a Birmingham blizzard at Christmas (Rousse)

A dodgy flight to Dublin (Rousse)

A fishy tale of fighter jets and a missed meeting (Rousse)

The boy with the dragon tattoo (Rousse)

Dead grandmother joins Rousse on an uncomfortable trip to Ireland (Rousse)

Mick Jagger tops celebrity guest list at Pope’s parade (Rousse)

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