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WG’s Christmas Cruise 2025 – Part Four

2nd February 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday 29th December, Lanzarote I woke up about 05:30 and we were moving very slowly off the coast of Lanzarote. It is still dark and the lights along the coast were twinkling. Much too early [more…]

Diary

WG’s Christmas Cruise 2025 – Part Three

26th January 2026 Going Postal 0

Thursday 25th December, Christmas Day at Sea I started my Christmas Day with the Bing Bong of the ship’s tannoy waking me from my slumbers and the voice of the ship’s Captain apologising for the [more…]

Diary

WG’s Christmas Cruise 2025 – Part Two

18th January 2026 Going Postal 0

Sunday 21st December. Sailing Day. There is no mad rush to do anything this morning. Apple Maps tells me it will take 1 hour and twenty minutes to get to the cruise terminal, and I [more…]

Diary

WG’s Christmas Cruise 2025 – Part One

12th January 2026 Going Postal 0

The Prologue I really enjoyed last year’s trip to the Caribbean but, there is always a but, I had to settle for a standard seat on the TUI Boeing 787. Despite the huge cost of [more…]

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Christmas at Christmas With Christmas

27th December 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

Spending Christmas at Christmas with Christmas sounds a very Puffin thing to do. First of all, we’ll have to decide when to meet. The eagle-eyed among you may point out that we’ve missed our chance, [more…]

History

Postcard From Northumbria, Part Two

26th November 2025 Going Postal 0

The second half of our trip into Northumberland started with a drive into the countryside to the village of Heatherslaw which is the home of the furthest north narrow-gauge steam railway in England. The Heatherslaw [more…]

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A View From The Sofa; Ennui And Pain

25th November 2025 Colin Cross 0

I’ve hardly been out of the house since I got out of hospital. I’m sure some of you will know what it’s like, believing you’re fifty four when you’re actually twenty years older than that [more…]

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Postcard From Northumberland, Part One

19th November 2025 Going Postal 0

Some time back, Mrs JT decided we needed another break and arranged to rent a remote holiday let in Northumberland. I have been suffering from a chronic chest infection for most of the year but [more…]

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Ocean-to-Ocean, Part 10

12th November 2025 Going Postal 0

The ultimate destination of this Ocean-to-Ocean trip, which started in Southampton six weeks ago, is the small town of Tofino, right on the Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island. It’s not the most westerly point in [more…]

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