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Thursday 18th February Remember, dear reader, the four-day challenge? Four days to transform my apartment from an empty shell into an opulent and luxurious home… well a home anyway. If God could make the earth in seven days, furnishing and … Continue reading
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Tuesday 16th February Time I think, dear reader, to say a few things about Spain in general and Marbella in particular. Firstly, why Marbella? I’ve been coming here with friends, family or indeed on my own for the past three … Continue reading
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Monday 15th February. 19.00 You may remember, dear reader, that I left you with something approaching that we writers like to call a cliff-hanger. Well, probably, in this case, more of a slope-hanger. It has been a long two days … Continue reading
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Day 2 — Sunday 14th into Monday 15th February Sunday night Burgos is a terrific little town. For Old Town, think a mini version of Bruges — perhaps without quite the majesty of the architecture — and you would not … Continue reading
CAR-JACKING IN SPAIN IS ON THE UP AND UP. RICHARD GRAINGER TELLS HOW HE NEARLY BECAME A VICTIM AND HOW YOU CAN AVOID LOSING IT ALL ON SPANISH ROADS THIS SUMMER. Begging to be investigated It’s a glorious late March … Continue reading
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Day 15 — Sunday 28th February Strange place to begin a blog, over two weeks in, but there’s a reason for this. Today, a fortnight after I drove off the ferry in Caen, I finally have some time to myself. … Continue reading
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Did you ever wonder if an unwanted bicycle left in a yard to rust has feelings? Or if a toothbrush, considered flaccid and no longer fit for purpose, experiences a deep sadness as it’s flicked, by the very person whose … Continue reading
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Quite a bit’s happened since my last post. In fact I’m home now, struggling to adjust to the dark, wet evenings of a miserable, mild British winter. But before I provoke too much sympathy dear reader, I should tell you … Continue reading
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SLOW TRAIN A-RUNNING It’s Tuesday morning and I’m on the Prasa Group Premier Classe train from Cape Town to Johannesburg . It’s a trip just shy of two thousand kilometers, and it takes twenty-seven hours. Or it did until minutes ago, … Continue reading
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There’s been a change of plan. For reasons I cannot divulge due to the need for confidentiality (that may sound intriguing, but the reality is far from it) I’m not going home today. I should be on the 20.20 (yep… … Continue reading
