Tag Archives: hotel

A polyglot and a primate (Rousse)

Posted on May 6, 2020 by

TPR threatened to accompany me to the ball naked. Happily, instead, he dressed in his dinner suit. However, he did have a big surprise for me. He had rounded up my two best friends from undergraduate days (HJ and SL) … Continue reading →

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A spiked drink victim (Rousse)

Posted on April 13, 2020 by

I was probably an easy target after TPR left me. When I awoke, I knew that I was in a hotel bed in Italy. I could also remember taking a walk through the woods with a nice man called Peter … Continue reading →

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A coronavirus lockdown bike ride to Luce (Rousse)

Posted on April 4, 2020 by

The building work at the St James Centre finally complete, our flat on the ground floor of John Lewis now had a big picture window that looked out on to a massive plaza. Of course, a corollary of this was … Continue reading →

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Hotel free late check-out hack (Rousse)

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

Dressed in a long white towel, I told the reception staff at the gym attached to the Jury’s Inn that if the hotel staff would not permit a late check-out, I would threaten to run naked through the hotel corridors. … Continue reading →

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Sleeping in reception and a London lay-over (Rousse)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by

I climbed into my bed in the lobby of the London hotel under the watchful eye of the staff on the reception desk. Just as I was drifting off to sleep, one of them informed me that a PhD student … Continue reading →

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Hairy Belle joins the FBI

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

I was transported on a massive ship and was met in ‘New York Harbour’ by my new FBI colleagues. In a gushing attempt to impress them I announced that my arms were completely hair-free. The agents challenged me to “prove … Continue reading →

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Lost underwear in Lyon (Rousse)

Posted on September 24, 2019 by

I joined a French language trip for school children, with RG as my companion. Our base was Nantes. We also took up the option of a side-trip to Lyon. The latter was a big mistake. When RG checked us out … Continue reading →

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Unwelcome in Radcliffe-on-Trent (Rousse)

Posted on August 8, 2019 by

I took a huge risk crossing the strait by canoe without a life-jacket, but made it safely to Radcliffe-on-Trent. I realised my mistake the moment that I intercepted my sister-in-law JLR and niece F, who were on their way to … Continue reading →

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A maniac mother Volvo driver and a missing party invitation (Rousse)

Posted on July 11, 2019 by

I clung on for dear life in the front passenger seat as my mother drove like a maniac along the Roman roads. She was showing off to FR, who was sitting in the back of the Volvo. My last attempt … Continue reading →

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Keeping out the riff raff (Rousse)

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

The short escalators appeared to lead up from the shopping centre to the grand entrance of the new, super-posh solid marble hotel.  However, anyone who took stepped on to them discovered that they were fake, and stopped short of the … Continue reading →

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