Tag Archives: travel

Standing stones stand-off: Exmoor versus Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The signs in the bog noted that the moorland belonged to AJ. Wasn’t she a friend of DT? This was perhaps why DT and KJ spent so much time on Exmoor? TPR drove the car over the rough ground so … Continue reading →

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Rousse gets stuck on the ceiling

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We dropped the habit of recent years of spending New Year’s Eve in Edinburgh. Instead we travelled south to celebrate with A, C, N and S. S told us that we would be having “something called boeuf bourguignon” for dinner. … Continue reading →

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Preparations for a run in outer space (Rousse)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

AM and I arranged to go out for a run together in outer space. We first needed to catch the space elevator to reach the starting point of the route. We piled in with some other runners and waited for … Continue reading →

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To Luskentyre by black bull (Rousse)

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Dreamaticus

It was a Sunday and I needed to reach Luskentyre. I travelled most of the way on the back of a black bull, only jumping off when the creature transformed into a roaring bear. When I arrived at the edge … Continue reading →

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Lost in a Birmingham blizzard at Christmas (Rousse)

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The server dropped the half-filled ice cream cone when the call came through. It was now snowing very heavily outside, and anyone who wanted to travel any further needed to get back into their vehicles immediately. TPR and I rushed … Continue reading →

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A posh yacht passenger and a PhD (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I ran up to the deck when I heard that the CalMac ferry was stopping in the Minch to collect the dirty washing from a posh yacht. Helpful as ever, I lent a hand to winch the bundle of clothes … Continue reading →

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Herman and his (twenty-first century) hermits take a trip to Manchester Airport (Rousse)

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Dreamaticus

“It’s Herman the German” hissed AW when I asked who was at the wheel of my car. Now I understood why WB was chatting away in her native language in the passenger seat. Herman was driving us all to Manchester … Continue reading →

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A hen party goes shopping (Rousse)

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Dreamaticus

From the bus stop on York Place I travelled just two stops. Nearing my destination, the grumpy bus driver scraped the vehicle down an incredibly narrow street and pulled up next to the main of St James Centre. Here I … Continue reading →

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Travel by vegetable rack (Rousse)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My new mode of transport was a three foot tall, four-basket, vegetable rack on wheels. Travelling down Edinburgh’s Broughton Street at top speed on this splendid vehicle saved me twenty minutes a day. Sometimes I bounced along the pavement. As … Continue reading →

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Intelligent bubble wrap causes Heathrow travel chaos (Rousse)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Dreamaticus

After dropping out of university, PM had pursued a career in insurance – or so we believed. I’d certainly not expected him to become the inventor of intelligent bubble wrap. He rolled some out across a workshop table to show … Continue reading →

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