Tag Archives: South Africa

Wrist splint wreckage at the reunion (Rousse)

The university reunion in Bordeaux attracted graduates from far and wide, including IC from South Africa. During the event, BV grabbed my wrist splint and took it apart. It comprised so many components that BV couldn’t work out how to … Continue reading

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Belle meets ‘the one’ – twice

I was waiting in reception at my publisher’s when, to my horror, a former employer walked out of the elevator towards me. I sighed because this was going to be awkward – she had treated me dreadfully. However, I was … Continue reading

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John Lewis suitcase switch and Tiffany diamond haul (Rousse)

In a flashback to the heady days of dot.com boom TPR and I flew to South Africa for an all-expenses paid incentive holiday in Pretoria. I was looking forward to comparing the twenty-first century experience of corporate excess with that … Continue reading

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Go-go a go-go (Belle)

I couldn’t quite believe it when I was approached to be the star go-go dancer in a silver-walled nightclub. They hadn’t even see me dance yet, so perhaps it was an elaborate practical joke? Yet soon there was a bidding … Continue reading

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Shall I stay or shall I go now? (Rousse)

While TPR slept I slipped down to breakfast then paid the hotel bill. We’d been tempted to stay an extra night, largely because there was a strong possibility that RG would be arriving later in the day after a week’s … Continue reading

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