Tag Archives: TPR

The best conference breakfast in town (Rousse)

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I lived in a cheap hotel with FMcL. Normally the breakfast was very basic. However, when a conference came to town the breakfast room transformed from a hall of residence style canteen to a 5 star restaurant. I … Continue reading →

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Two chocolate mousses and a trip to Budapest (Rousse)

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

In her vast farmhouse kitchen (with two modified dishwashers and two fridges) my Cousin B (hair all coiffed) offered us each a chocolate mousse, plus a carton of double cream to share. As she headed out of the door to … Continue reading →

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Fears of adult children emigrating (Rousse)

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Dreamaticus

“It’s your mother on the phone” shouted TPR from the far side of our US hotel bedroom. I took the call. My mother had rung to discover the real reason why I was spending so much time at the ‘other’ … Continue reading →

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Late night drinking buddies ordered to their beds (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I woke at 3:30am to find that TPR was not in the bed next to me. I found him in the sitting room, cradling a bottle of whisky, talking to a running pal of old. (This man was somewhat larger … Continue reading →

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Clifftop gun emplacement secrets (Rousse)

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We dug with our hands into the soft coastal soil. There we found multiple white, pock-marked, hollow, spherical objects the size of miniature rugby balls. They looked a bit like animal skulls, but TPR told me that they belonged to … Continue reading →

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Cycling, a castle, and tightrope walking (Rousse)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My morning routine was to get up bright and early, walk my bike through the village, then cycle home in the sunshine. One day I journeyed high into the countryside and visited a castle that doubled up as a hotel. … Continue reading →

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The best accommodation in Birmingham (Rousse)

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I needed somewhere for a short overnight stay in Birmingham. The perfect solution was to invite ourselves round to our old house in Birmingham. We’d done this before – in secret when the new owners had been away. … Continue reading →

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Exclusive travel – with basking sharks (Rousse)

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We travelled the coast by train. Over the course of the journey we came across ancient primitive artwork etched into rocks not far from the shore, and basking sharks playing in the shallow waters. Later TPR and I enjoyed a … Continue reading →

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Young David Attenborough (Rousse)

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I spotted a young David Attenborough standing beside the escalator on the day that TPR caught a flight to Belgium and I went to work without my iPhone.

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Sleep, stations, Swindon, and Southampton (Rousse)

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

It was our second day back in the UK after our transatlantic trip and I was due to chair a meeting in Swindon. I caught the train from London and took my seat – then, suffering from jet lag, I … Continue reading →

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