Tag Archives: ship

Hot pants hottie goes cruising (Belle)

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Dreamaticus

After what seemed an interminable bus journey (Croydon via Merseyside was quite a diversion), I eventually arrived port-side. My handsome and mysterious companion took my hand and we went up the gangplank. We went further down into the ship. Everyone … Continue reading →

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Shipping innovation combats the effects of global warming in the North West Passage (Rousse)

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Global warming meant that the North West Passage was running dry. Our ship soon hit the rocky, waterless gorge, yet miraculously it managed to plough on. When I asked how this was possible, the captain explained that all modern ships … Continue reading →

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New York dinosaur cargo (Rousse)

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The rooms on the second floor of the cliff house were furnished in the same fashion of my childhood home and I was keen to show them to the students. However, the curator would not let us enter. Students were … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged building, cargo, childhood, cliff, dinosaur, dinosaurs, exotic, furniture, house, New York, pictures, port, ship, ships, sky scrapers, student, students, war, wild | Leave a comment

To America by jet-boat (Rousse)

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The new way to travel to the US was by jet-boat. Developments in shipping technology meant that it was just as fast to cross the Atlantic by sea as by air. What is more, in the latter part of the … Continue reading →

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Spying on the world’s most famous spy (Belle)

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Dreamaticus

What a great new job! I was a high level media industry spy working on my latest assignment. By peering through the porthole I was able to spy the entire cast of the new James Bond film ‘marking out’ the … 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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Commuting by ‘Fawlty Towers’ ocean liner (Belle)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The ocean liner departure hall was overcrowded and really confusing, yet still I refused to ask for help. I only wanted to travel as far as Hatfield, but I didn’t know if my ship would be departing from the north- … Continue reading →

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Good enough for Sting and Trudie, Jeremy and Sinéad, and even the Queen – but not good enough for Rousse

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Dreamaticus

When I signed up for a “small celebration” I didn’t expect a whole week away on a cruise ship. However, such was the excitement amongst the female colleagues who had organised it that I felt that I couldn’t back out. … Continue reading →

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Evidence of global warming in Antigua (Rousse)

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I thought that I had signed up for a dream holiday “away from it all” so was somewhat annoyed to find running club friends lounging beside the hotel pool, and see familiar faces from work at the bar. TPR suggested … Continue reading →

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A crummy cooker and a corrupt castle (Belle)

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I had invited a family to Sunday lunch and was getting stressed over the cooking. What complicated matters was that we were sailing the high seas on a boat with a primitive cooking range. The beef was in the oven … Continue reading →

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