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Rousse averts Las Vegas crime-spree

Normally I hated huge Las Vegas hotels, but this one was an exception. The staff did everything to make you feel at home, right down to changing the name-plates on the bedroom doors each day so that guests believed that … Continue reading

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TV crew trapped in Cary Grant’s Bristol dining room (Rousse)

The presenter turned to camera and proudly declared “And this, ladies and gentlemen, is Cary Grant’s dining room”. Out of shot, I fingered the tatty lime green wallpaper and concluded that the flower design dated from the 1950s at the … Continue reading

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A cycling trip and late admiration (Rousse)

“I never imagined that I would settle in the UK” said PhD student VW. “In fact, I fully expected to be living in Poland by now”. He led me into the smart building on the western side of Edinburgh where … Continue reading

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