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From holiday to homeless (Belle)

My holiday in a mystery European city was turning into a disaster. When I asked “where am I?” people thought I was joking and refused to answer. The road layout kept on changing, and the students who were hosting me … Continue reading

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Natural conception at 62 (Rousse)

When I discovered that I was pregnant, my first thought was for our holiday plans next year. To my surprise, my husband was unconcerned. It took some time before I questioned how someone aged 62 could find herself in this … Continue reading

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A doomed trip to Orkney (Rousse)

There was quite a crowd of us on holiday together in the north of Scotland. This made it difficult to enjoy time on my own with my Canadian cousins NT and DT, who had crossed the Atlantic to spend a … Continue reading

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Concorde crash-lands in city square (Rousse)

My holiday companion – a stranger – ate her breakfast at our table at the pavement café. None of the calorie-laden dishes on offer appealed to me, so I walked into the market square to look for a stall that … Continue reading

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Sea shells, puppies, and religious services on Shetland (Rousse)

We caught the ‘ferry service’ to the remote island off the Shetland mainland. Open to the elements, the tiny wooden boat only carried around ten passengers. TPR rushed off to secure our accommodation once we reached the shore. Meanwhile I … Continue reading

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Avoiding the expense of the House of Bruar (Rousse)

My Uncle P, Auntie M, and cousins called in to check the arrangements for our family holiday in the far north. I was worried about the potential cost of lunch en route, especially if we broke the journey at the … Continue reading

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How to avoid the United States (Belle)

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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Northumbrian holiday secrets of ABBA (Rousse)

Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson bounded down the narrow staircase. Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad followed more quietly behind them. Nobody had ever spotted the four members of ABBA on their regular visits to Northumberland. It was our family secret … Continue reading

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A holiday cottage and wedding invitations (Rousse)

I was worried about the safety of the family’s holiday cottage. Although the front door to the building that we shared with the neighbours was secured with a Yale lock, the door to our porch and the second one from … Continue reading

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A sister’s demands (Rousse)

My sister S made two demands: (1) We pay for her to go on holiday to Spain with her boyfriend C. (2) After the holiday, she moves in with us.

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