Some friends of ours, for reasons best known to themselves, decided to get married recently and were kind enough to invite us along. The wedding was to take place in Romania. Afterwards a select group of friends and relatives would …
First They Went to Paris
Circumstances found us in Paris on Bastille Day with not a lot to do and no desire to face an ill disciplined horde armed with selfie sticks in the middle of the city. So, after a leisurely breakfast on Rue Cler …
Stickin’ to Europe
Last week there was a fire in Saint Denis. Some trains were delayed more than two and a half hours but right up to departure ours was scheduled to leave on time. As usual the train opened 15 minutes before departure and we leapt …
Croeso i Gymru
A while ago a friend of ours ran across a birthday ending in a ‘0’. To mark the occasion secret plans were laid for a surprise party in Dublin. When the invitation arrived we decided, not having had a break …
Introducing: Vanishing Pirates Television
After two days of tearing out the bathroom and carting it off to the recycling centre it felt like a good idea to do some cerebral rather than physical work today. For reasons that remain unclear it seemed like a …
