Tag Archives: Outer Hebrides

A charmed life working for Gary Lineker and sleeping with Hugh Grant (Rousse)

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Gary Lineker (my boss) supervised our stand at the Online Conference, held this year in the University of Edinburgh’s student union building. Gary wasn’t entirely sure how to find the best position to promote our services, but he wasn’t doing … Continue reading →

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Movie star wolf travels the Outer Hebrides by CalMac ferry (Rousse)

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I were adrift on an unstaffed Calmac ferry somewhere between the islands of Barra and Tiree. The only other passenger was a wolf. He tried to persuade us that he was a movie star by claiming that he … Continue reading →

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Drunken wife escapes cruel husband in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Back from our holiday, TPR resumed his cruelty towards me. I couldn’t work out why he had attached an electrical cord to me, nor why his university pals were now pulling on it, but I was determined to escape from … Continue reading →

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Whitby for work and pleasure (Rousse)

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was difficult to tell whether we were in Whitby for work or pleasure. It was also unclear how the beautiful beaches of Uig in the Outer Hebrides had relocated to the coast of north east England. However, what was … Continue reading →

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A time travel trip to the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I travelled back in time to my favourite guest house on the Isle of Lewis where the computers looked at least a decade out of date, and what I knew as a toilet block was a tumbled down black house.

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New CalMac service covers land and sea (Rousse)

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Dreamaticus

We caught the new CalMac service that travelled to the Outer Hebrides via Hexham. It was a very special boat that could cover both land and sea. I very much enjoyed riding along beside the dolphins, even though trying to … Continue reading →

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Stornoway Calmac services dropped in favour of cargo runs to Iceland (Rousse)

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The Caledonian MacBrayne services from the Isle of Lewis to Ullapool had been greatly reduced: the unprofitable route across the Minch was barely worth running now that Stornoway was a major port for container ships bound for Iceland. So we … Continue reading →

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A rally driving experience for Rousse

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was waiting outside Birdham St James church for the instruction to change into my wedding outfit when TPR asked me to accompany him and our brother-in-law RH to the Isle of Lewis. I jumped into the car, and before … Continue reading →

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A lunch date in Luskentyre (Rousse)

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I crossed the bridge over the Thames to track down a café. A friendly man nearby introduced himself to me as Ed and joined me in my quest for lunch. When nothing suitable could be found on the north bank … Continue reading →

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Translator sets up home in “lawless” Stornoway (Rousse)

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I envied my friend J’s new life on the Isle of Lewis. She set herself up in a small bedsit where she worked as a translator. She offered several languages, including Gaelic. However, although I hankered after J’s new Hebridean … Continue reading →

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