Tag Archives: trap

Trapped without shoes in a country house hotel (Rousse)

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I returned from test-driving the tandem and followed TPR into the posh hotel dining room. We felt somewhat embarrassed eating there, especially since I was unshod. After the meal TPR returned to our (more modest) accommodation a couple of streets … Continue reading →

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Trapped underground with University Challenge contestant Oscar Powell (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was asked at very short notice to run a feedback with session with a small set of students. I was therefore very surprised to see the large number gathered when I arrived 20 minutes late in the designated room. … Continue reading →

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Trapped by gunmen in small town USA (Rousse)

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I travelled in two separate cars to the airport and our long-anticipated business class flights home. As I wondered what to do about the bags of rubbish that I had accumulated on the front seat of my car … Continue reading →

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Trapped at the movies (Rousse)

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I sat all alone in the cinema. The film that I had been forced to watch was tedious all the way through until the last scene when – at last – it all made sense. All the main female characters … Continue reading →

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Trapped in JK Rowling’s producer’s tent (Rousse)

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Dreamaticus

JK Rowling’s TV producer Lisa let me sit in her tent. I was there so long that I got sewn up inside it.

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Castle trap (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Dreamaticus

X and I were trapped in a damp, crumbling castle. Each time we turned a corner the cold, dark, wet walls closed in on us even further. How would we ever escape?

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A Christmas cycling trip to Cornwall (Rousse)

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Dreamaticus

This was a big treat for my mother, who had never visited Cornwall before. After a long hunt for a space, we parked our sports car in a side street, almost crushing my old red cycling helmet into the kerb … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter tattoos: the only clue to “Pedro’s” past (Rousse)

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I lost TPR during the final stage of the long journey to the US aboard an ocean liner. Occasionally I would spot him in the distance across deck, usually driving one of the small open cars used for deliveries by … Continue reading →

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Badger cull targets head north of the border to attack household pets (Rousse)

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Something yellow and blue was peeping out of the undergrowth in our back garden. Was it a parrot? Yes, a parrot, in Edinburgh, at the tail end of summer! I ran to the kitchen to grab the camera only to … Continue reading →

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Inadequate shopping signage (Rousse)

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I should have put in a complaint to my friend RGJ as the manager of this enormously complex shopping centre. It was simply impossible to navigate. My worst experience of the day was when I got into the lift. It … Continue reading →

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