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This Is My England, 1950 – Part Two

5th March 2023 Going Postal 2415 Comments

From Haddon Hall to Tideswell is only about ten miles. But to get from one to the other you have to travel across some of the bleakest, wildest, most God-forsaken country in England. On these [more…]

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A Postcard From a Long Christmas Cruise, Part Seven

1st March 2023 Going Postal 3024 Comments

29th December – At sea The ‘Phantom Door Banger’ was late this morning. I was up and dressed when ‘its’ door crashed at 07:20. Guess who forgot to put their clock forward? Mind you, having [more…]

20th Century

This Is My England, 1950 – Part 1

26th February 2023 Going Postal 2244 Comments

Since this journey must begin somewhere, let it begin here in Bakewell with the story of a tart. A Bakewell tart, which, of course — as they are quick to point out — isn’t a [more…]

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A Postcard From a Long Christmas Cruise, Part Six

22nd February 2023 Going Postal 3032 Comments

23rd December – St Kitts I can hardly believe that this is day 23 of my cruise. Much like any other it started with me being woken by the phantom cabin door banger, who was [more…]

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A Postcard From a Long Christmas Cruise, Part Five

15th February 2023 Going Postal 3629 Comments

18th December – Aruba The ship picked up the port pilot around six this morning and after a very slow trip from Bonaire (it is only 125 nautical miles away) we docked around about 06:30 [more…]

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A Postcard From a Long Christmas Cruise, Part Four

8th February 2023 Going Postal 3186 Comments

12th December – Barbados This changing the time by an hour every other day is driving my body clock mad! I woke up at 5:20 ages early. The lights of Barbados were twinkling as we [more…]

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Riding the donkou through Japan

4th February 2023 Joe Slater 2885 Comments

  When you read about Japanese trains, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the shinkansen, the world’s first bullet train and still a wonder to behold and to ride in. Or you [more…]

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A Postcard From a Long Christmas Cruise, Part Three

1st February 2023 Going Postal 2868 Comments

7th December – At Sea I can hardly believe that today is the 7th day of my cruise time is flying by. We are heading on a course of 244°, approximately south westerly and it [more…]

Arts

A Postcard From A Long Cruise, Part Two

25th January 2023 Going Postal 3045 Comments

December 1st. – Sailing day. Well, I think I have done everything. Case packed, car filled with petrol, papers cancelled, all the paperwork printed off and in an A4 envelope in my hand luggage, passport [more…]

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