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The Swaling, Part Sixteen

15th August 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

We’re in the western Mediterranean, on the North African side. Literally in it, myself and Tammy are embarked upon an afternoon swim having escaped from the ever-present pestering mob of Tangiers hustlers, to the empty [more…]

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Childhood Holiday Memories

14th August 2020 Going Postal 0

As a kid I spent most of my Summer holidays at my Grandparent’s house in Hull. Dad came to London during the war when he was posted to the Royal Army Pay Corp offices in [more…]

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The Biggest Little City in the World

11th August 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

More than a century and a half ago, westbound gold rush settlers had to cross the Truckee River, a few miles to the east of the California / Nevada state line. Ahead of them lay [more…]

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The Conques Tympanum Decoded

10th August 2020 Tom Pudding 0

Introduction Back in the 1990s while returning from a jaunt into Cathar Country in our VW camper, quite by chance we made an overnight stop in the ancient village of Conques in the Aveyron region [more…]

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The Swaling, Part Fifteen

8th August 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

After breakfast, myself and Tammy addressed the world beyond the comfort of the Royal Maroc Hotel. We were rewarded by being mobbed, pulled at and tugged. They wanted to take us to shops, the Casbah, [more…]

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Film Review: Twelve Monkeys

7th August 2020 Going Postal 0

Twelve Monkeys (1995) is Terry Gilliam’s love child. Perhaps one of the industry’s most awkward talents, Gilliam has directed some of the most unique and compelling films of the last twenty years. He may be [more…]

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Hopefully, the Last of Identity Politics in Gaming

7th August 2020 Going Postal 0

Spoiler alert! I’ll be adding plenty so make sure you read each and every one so you never have to play this turd of a game! First off, my apologies for the lateness of this [more…]

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Where the Surf Meets the Turf

4th August 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

In their 1963 hit single, the Beach Boys sang that if everybody had an ocean (across the USA) then they’d all be surfing, like in Cal-if-orn-i-a. In the first line of the chorus, they went [more…]

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Family Holiday Torture

3rd August 2020 Going Postal 0

Following on from Novak and Goode’s excellent postcard from Vilnius, I thought I’d share some photos of our trip there in October last year. I’ve been before as my mate married a Lithuanian girl and [more…]

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