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Tag Archives: tourist
Cycling up Arthur’s Seat in the snow (Rousse)
Cycling up Arthur’s Seat was fun until we hit the gully of snow – and a horde of raucous out-of-control snowboarders careering downhill into our path. The only safe way to reach the summit now was to carry our bikes … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur's Seat, bike, child, cycle, destination, Duddingston, Edinburgh, lilies, loch, mirror, snow, snowboarders, swans, ticket, tourist, view, Virgin
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The Paris Apple iwatch thief (Rousse)
When we rented a one-bedroomed studio holiday apartment in Paris, we didn’t expect that it would be open to other visitors day and night, and completely insecure. The thief who stole my iwatch cleverly replaced it with another watch of … Continue reading
Holy Island’s best new beach (Rousse)
Holy Island was never a quiet holiday destination, but now the hordes had something new to enjoy. The recent storms had transformed the muddy harbour bay into a wide expanse of soft golden sand. It was perfect for sunbathing, as … Continue reading
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Tagged bay, beach, castle, clothes, harbour, Holy Island, Lindisfarne, North Sea, picnic, stars, storm, tourist
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Sausages on a train (Rousse)
Not long after my mother and I bought half a dozen sausages to cook on the train carriage grill, TPR suggested that we take advantage of the 40 minute break in the journey at Edinburgh Waverley station to play tourist … Continue reading
A mountain ban (Rousse)
On holiday in the far north of Scotland, I joined a walking group. Each day the leader took us a different route across the moorland, up the mountains, and along the beaches. It was wonderful. One morning we climbed a … Continue reading
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Tagged ban, beach, hill, information, moor, mountain, office, sandwich, Scotland, Suilven, tomato, tourist, walk
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Redneck American tourists impressed by British physique (Rousse)
My mother-in-law’s step-parents – elderly, redneck Americans – and their extended families blew all their savings on a trip to visit their relations in the UK. We organised a boat trip for their entertainment. The women instantly fell in love … Continue reading
A snowy, spring, Irish surprise (Rousse)
It snowed all the way through ‘spring’ in the Republic of Ireland. Even in mid-summer big patches of the white stuff were piled at the side of the road and scattered in patches in the fields. TPR and I were … Continue reading
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Tagged Eire, IRA, kidnap, Kindle, passport, Republic of Ireland, snow, spring, tourist, TPR
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Disguised David and Victoria Beckham murder distraction (Rousse)
While sharped-eyed tourists spotted semi-disguised David and Victoria Beckham strolling down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, my murderous rampage around the city was still secret – but not for much longer… I thought that it would be safe to store the latest … Continue reading
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Tagged beetle, car, cell, corpse, David Beckham, disguise, distraction, Edinburgh, murder, murderer, prison, Royal Mile, scrap, tourist, Victoria Beckham, Victoria Street, Volkswagen
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Poor park keeping (Rousse)
JS didn’t take her new job as a part-time park keeper very seriously. She took our money for half an hour on the tennis court, then bunked off to play tourist in Oxford for the rest of the afternoon.
