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Postcard from Lille Part 54

7th March 2020 Always Worth Saying 3092 Comments

Lille, Nord Pas de Calais. 26 November 2018 11:04 am In Lille, the six of us wander the Boulevards, very impressive they are too. Making for the Lille Eye, a giant Ferris wheel installed for [more…]

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Postcard from Lille Part 53

29th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3276 Comments

The road took the route of least resistance. It followed the coast to the nearest sizeable town and then swung inland, following rivers and valleys into the interior. The dropping tide lapped the edge of [more…]

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Postcard from Lille Part 52

22nd February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3279 Comments

If you still need proof of the existence of God through nature then take the bus, jeepney and pedicar as far as you can. When the way gets too steep for the pedicar cyclist, alight [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 51

15th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 4284 Comments

I’m in my room, above my ‘Anglo Philippine’ office, in the Durian building in Davao City, in the wild south of the Philippine Islands. It is siesta time and I’ve been interrupted again, despite barricading [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 50

8th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3134 Comments

Roberto rolled out of his hammock and felt the soles of his feet against a mud floor. He could hardly stand up. An empty bottle of local brew fell from him and bounced by his [more…]

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Cruising at Christmas (and the New Year) – Part 3

7th February 2020 Going Postal 4107 Comments

Wednesday – St Maarten (New Years Day) I woke this morning feeling pretty good, somewhat surprisingly considering the volume of champagne consumed last night. Sensibly the restaurant was open for breakfast an hour later than [more…]

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Postcard from Lundy Island

6th February 2020 Going Postal 3430 Comments

“I’ve just got back from Lundy Island.” These words are often greeted by furrowed brows and hazarded guesses as to its whereabouts. “Oh yes – somewhere in Scotland, isn’t it?” Hands up Postalliers who know? [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 49

1st February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3021 Comments

I’m in my hotel room, above the ‘Anglo Philippine’ office in Davao City, having my siesta. I’m in the dangerous south of the Philippine islands to, amongst other things, make a delivery of school books [more…]

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Postcard from Lille, Part 48

25th January 2020 Always Worth Saying 2340 Comments

For a recap of the story so far, please click here. We’re plodding around Lille on a cold Sunday afternoon at the end of November 2018. There are six of us in a wedge. Five [more…]

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