Tag Archives: Italy

Fake dentists take a hostage (Rousse)

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Dreamaticus

All our plans were fixed. Our flight to Italy left at 5pm so we arranged to leave the Hilton hotel exactly an hour earlier. Then, a disaster. The entire bridge on the upper right hand side of my mouth dropped … Continue reading →

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Royal shenanigans and an unintended heist (Belle)

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Dreamaticus

My second worst ever boyfriend decided to take me to Italy to show off his new friends – a group of minor royals. “See how much fun we’re having”, he said to me as a group of them posed and … Continue reading →

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One wedding, six funerals and a new paint colour (Belle)

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I invented a new paint colour – “Italian Holiday Green” and it was a roaring success. Then I got married to a celebrity. The wedding was ‘promenade style’. My new  husband and I walked through a succession of Arts and … Continue reading →

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A spiked drink victim (Rousse)

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Dreamaticus

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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An Italian bathroom shortage (Rousse)

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I was in Italy for a week, staying in a room within a hall of residence block. The space was so tight throughout the whole building that I doubted that anyone even slightly overweight would manage to move around it … Continue reading →

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A dip in the cold (Rousse)

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was telling my sister an elaborate tale of undergraduate risk (how could I ever have been so stupid?) as we approached the beautiful Italian swimming pool. I was not tempted to take a dip – it was far too … Continue reading →

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Italy relocated to the West Country (Belle)

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was describing how my last holiday in the Bay of Naples had been interrupted by an earthquake and my friends wanted to know more.  Where exactly was the Bay of Naples?  With an air of authority I said: “Below … Continue reading →

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Come dine with me – please! (Belle)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Dreamaticus

When exactly had I booked my place on this ‘Surburbans Go to Europe by Coach’ holiday? And since when had zone 2 in south east London been considered ‘suburban’? I was a fish out of water stuck on a hot … Continue reading →

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Time-travelling Rousse misses several photo opportunities and breaks a promise

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was in desperate need of a decent picture for my photo journal. I simply couldn’t find anything nearby that was interesting enough to snap. Then I struck upon an idea. If I travelled back in time just a couple … Continue reading →

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Sex change surgery marriage trap (Rousse)

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Tall, slim, out-going, blonde and beautiful, Sharon would someday make someone a lovely wife. As far as I was concerned, however, the time was not now. In addition, when the happy day eventually came, I expected that her groom would … Continue reading →

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