Holidays
Pieces of writing written while on holiday or inspired by my holiday destinations. Some of this vein of my writing is already included in my Society and Order collection.
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Salou and Portaventura
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My thoughts on Day 3 of a relaxing holiday in Spain, as I adjust to the freedom of being on holiday and observe the ways other people behave. My thoughts are also inspired by matters in the news.
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Barcelona
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16/9/15 Barcelona We went to Barcelona today – males only. We saw the Church designed by Gaudi, who was hit by a tram and died in 1926. He started it...
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Going Home
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19/9/15 Going Home The clock is ticking, The week is passing, The week is halfway past. At least we managed to get to Barcelona, But the clock is not...
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Torremolinos 1
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Torremolinos 1 1/3/15 (Day 2) Watching the next cargo of tourists come into Malaga Airport from the sea. They seem to glide silently, smoothly...
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Torremolinos 2
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Holiday in Torremolinos. I come here to write (partly), for which I need peace and quiet, but as the holiday nears the end my wife and I cannot decide which tours to go on!
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Miami
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Some thoughts on the holiday in Miami and the Caribbean, which I have just been on, including the threatening hurricane.
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Cruising Blues : Period Of Adjustment
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On Day 3 of the cruise, too much sun and minor irritations cause our mood to be less positive, as the early excitement of the voyage has calmed.
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Floating Hotels
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How much money is there in the world? They keep building these cruise liners, expanding the fleet. They have expanded into the Caribbean, But if they...
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Donald Duck For President?
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Will anyone vote for him? Unfortunately he doesn’t have enough money or enough backers, But he makes everyone laugh and you never know what he’s...
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Isle Of Wight : Alum Bay : Day1
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On the first day fully on the Isle Of Wight we go to Alum Bay and the Needles, which are not far from where we are staying in a cottage. We do not...
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Isle Of Wight : Day 4
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Day 4 on the island we go to a theme park called Blackgang Chine. Smooth skinned yummy mummies and pleasantly shaped grandmas, Frightening dinosaurs...
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London 2017
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London 2017 Funny high rise buildings, mushrooming up in certain parts of London. The razor sharp Shard is being obscured by competition, racing to...
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Cacophony On Holiday
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Cacophony On Holiday Grandchildren all with Ipads, Adults with mobile phones or Ipads, All going at once. Kids’ TV, nursery rhymes, Wrestlemania, You...
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First Impressions
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First Impressions Greece, land of the early dusk, before our plane arrives in Corfu. Coming from Britain, clocks two hours forwards; It seems an...
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Somehow We Are All Equal On Holiday
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Somehow we are all equal on holiday. We could be a lowly carer or the Mayor of London, a bank manager or a bus driver; We’re all Brits, together on...
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Half Way Holiday Blues (Day 4)
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Half way through the holiday already! I always get the half way holiday blues. How do we get more Euros? Will my wife’s cold get better? Or will she...
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Are We Going To See Corfu?
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There are more beaches to sit on, 2 fortresses, parks and museums, and that’s just in Corfu Town. The buses are usable but confusing. They seem to go...
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Achilleio
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Memories of Troy and Ancient Greece, World War 1, and speculations about nearby Albania, from Corfu. A Beautiful Palace on top of a mountain overlooking Corfu Town.
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Rivendell
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Spa pool and hall, lovely landscape. Newfound home away from home, overlooking the Cheshire Plain, and Manchester in the distance. Like Rivendell, it...
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Welcome In Welsh
Welcome In Welsh The hills are alive with the light of the sun. The rain never came to Wales. The mountains are growing, the sea is calling. The kids...
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West Wales
West Wales You can’t get much wester in Wales than Haverfordwest. We actually came here before, last year, when the toilets in Lidl’s were out of...
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