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Chatting with Kylie Minogue and Melanie Sykes in make-up at the BBC (Rousse)

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Dreamaticus

Since the BBC opened up its building to everyone it had the feel of a public library on a busy Saturday afternoon. Some offices were off-limits but – just as my mother and I had done – you could plonk … Continue reading →

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Tipping taxi drivers in Greece (Rousse)

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Dreamaticus

It was very convenient to live in Scotland when Greece was just a short taxi ride away. The only difficulty was knowing how much to tip the driver.

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Sunset chasing and the biggest divorce settlement in history (Rousse)

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Many tourists had booked into the west-facing Hebridean hotel specifically to catch the amazing sunsets. There was a spectacular one predicted the next Wednesday and, on the basis of this knowledge, many people had extended their holiday on the Isle … Continue reading →

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Anti-gravity children and the bonus Bakerloo line station (Belle)

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t seem to shake this man off. At one point we were sharing a London taxi over Deptford Bridge in the 1990s. Then we were walking through a Liberty-style mock Tudor shopping mall. It was here that I saw … Continue reading →

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Train trouble at Milton Keynes (Rousse)

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The train had almost pulled into the last station on the route when it reversed direction. The guard announced that it would no longer be stopping at Milton Keynes, but instead would call in at all stations en route to … Continue reading →

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Secrets by hypnosis in a skimpy black swimsuit (Rousse)

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The power of the hypnotist was such that I couldn’t remember my taxi journey to the theatre. I could, however, recall standing in a revealing skimpy black swimsuit spilling every secret of the vast fortune that I had accumulated over … Continue reading →

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Terrifying taxi transport costs (Rousse)

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My cousins T and SB complained of their lack of sleep. They had been forced to leave the ball ‘early’ at 03:30am and only managed a couple of hours in bed before they were obliged to cross town to collect … Continue reading →

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A secretive cold rice pudding home-coming (Rousse)

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Dreamaticus

EH and I returned together from the book group meeting in West Lothian. We hailed a taxi to take us Steventon, then caught a number 11 bus that was en route to Tranent via Edinburgh city centre. Back at home … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh ‘tramp’ seeks New Town bail-out (Rousse)

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I set off for home across town after my swim at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre with wet hair, and wearing nothing but a worn-out green towel. I knew that I looked like a tramp, and at first I didn’t … Continue reading →

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A flight to Leith by way of Leicester (Rousse)

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Dreamaticus

All our friends were at a party on the top floor of a plate glass tower block in Leith. I wanted to join them, but I didn’t have the right change for the bus. Eventually I took the long route … Continue reading →

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