Tag Archives: tour

A loss to geology (Rousse)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Dreamaticus

When I head that there was a geological tour of the island that included a trip to the glacier I knew that I had lost TPR.

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Marcus Brigstocke tour takes in the stationers (Rousse)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Marcus Brigstocke had set the exam paper so it was only natural that it was also he who accompanied me and my sister J to the stationers. Here we would purchase some scrap paper on which I could plan my … Continue reading →

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National Library of Scotland’s new facility harbours reptile colony (Rousse)

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The National Library of Scotland stretched up to the sky in its brand new twenty-two storey building. I joined a guided tour for the afternoon, partnered up with the young man known to be the object of KT’s affections. This … Continue reading →

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A drunken trip to the tool factory (Rousse)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Dreamaticus

We’d always fancied a trip to the tool factory and here we were! There were rows and rows of saws, hammers, lathes and the like, all neatly lined up for us to inspect. K was on the same tour as … Continue reading →

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Cure concert attire crisis (Rousse)

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Dreamaticus

What should one wear to a Cure concert? A Cure tour T shirt, of course. I hunted high and low for one, both at the house (didn’t we once have one in blue?) and in a specialist bar for music … Continue reading →

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Norwegian munitions cache explodes in central London (Rousse)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dreamaticus

ETS soon brought me up to speed on what I had missed at the conference so far. I was delighted when she reported how much she was enjoying the event. After the evening session we joined a bus tour of … Continue reading →

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Secret double life of world-famous magician (Rousse)

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Dreamaticus

We stood in the queue at the tiny booth. Would we buy the world-famous magician’s standard tour merchandise, or splash out on limited edition signed T shirts at £40 a piece? The staff were keen to sell us the latter, … Continue reading →

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Thirsty Queen congratulates academic on latest leg of jubilee tour (Rousse)

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Dreamaticus

For security reasons the date of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee visit to campus had been kept a closely guarded secret. It was a complete coincidence that I happened to come into the office on that particular day at the height … Continue reading →

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The mystery of canoe man John Darwin’s lottery win (Rousse)

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Dreamaticus

“And this, ladies and gentlemen”, announced the tour guide, “is the mug that Anne Darwin was holding in her hand the moment she heard that her husband had won £5 million on the lottery”. Surely he was mistaken? “Didn’t Anne … Continue reading →

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Duchess of Cornwall and the Queen share a drink (Belle)

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was standing at the bar with the Queen and the Duchess of Cornwall. I was telling the Queen about how my tour of America with the Duchess had gone. “Of course, most people haven’t got a clue who she … Continue reading →

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