Tag Archives: train

Horsepower (Rousse)

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I clung onto the roof of the train carriage until I could bear the cold no longer, then embarked on the dangerous descent. It was difficult to drop to the road while the train was travelling at speed. Who knew … Continue reading →

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On the road to Nowhere (Rousse)

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was on the road to Nowhere – literally. Few people are aware that Nowhere is a small town in South Wales with a very poor train service.

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Kidnap victims escape captor by first class rail (Rousse)

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Dreamaticus

BR and I were being held hostage by a crazy gunman who thought it hysterical to ‘tease’ us by holding a gun to our heads. Even funnier, in his warped mind, was to hand the deadly weapon over to each … Continue reading →

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Hugh Grant purchases train ticket in public (Rousse)

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Dreamaticus

There was Hugh Grant at the station ticket booth chatting with railway staff on the same day that I was trying to make arrangements for a trip to London with DTJ and KJ. I knew that Hugh Grant had met … Continue reading →

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Things to do in Paris (Rousse)

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The 2:00am train to Paris from Edinburgh was packed. I lost SL and the boys in the crowd of passengers as soon as I boarded and ended up sitting on the floor in the last coach. Only much later on … Continue reading →

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A tidy break-in (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Dreamaticus

While I wheeled the abandoned black bicycle along the path, SC expressed her concern that she would not find a hairdresser open in St Andrews on a Sunday. She was wrong. A couple of hours later her silver locks were … Continue reading →

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Distracted by next season’s fashion must-haves and Harry Potter in French (Rousse)

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Dreamaticus

At the height of summer I was living in North Berwick and working in Edinburgh, desperate to finish the data analysis and write-up of my second PhD. On the days that I couldn’t cadge a lift along the by-pass with … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: train

Horsepower (Rousse)

On the road to Nowhere (Rousse)

Kidnap victims escape captor by first class rail (Rousse)

Hugh Grant purchases train ticket in public (Rousse)

Things to do in Paris (Rousse)

A tidy break-in (Rousse)

Distracted by next season’s fashion must-haves and Harry Potter in French (Rousse)

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