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Staycation; A Postcard From The Cairngorms (Part One)

15th September 2020 Colin Cross 3830 Comments

Having held out as long as we dare we eventually, and somewhat reluctantly, cancelled our planned return to the beautiful island of Zakynthos and set about looking for somewhere to visit a little closer to [more…]

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The Biggest Little City in the World

11th August 2020 Always Worth Saying 3493 Comments

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 Great Escape, Part Two

3rd July 2020 Going Postal 4193 Comments

A sickening, plastic sounding, crunch. Check self – fine. Look around for any obvious danger – none. Smell for petrol – none. The area wasn’t notably busy, some people across the road were looking over [more…]

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Postcard From Borrowdale

29th June 2020 Colin Cross 2027 Comments

It seems an age now since I wrote about the 40 things we were going to do to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. To give you some idea, in 8 weeks we’ll have been married [more…]

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The Great Escape, Part One

5th June 2020 Going Postal 2475 Comments

Facts: Have been not reading the comments on here for some time; ignored the MSM (for facts) for longer. Have a house in England and, thanks to a modest inheritance from my wife’s uncle, we [more…]

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Postcard from Gibraltar

22nd May 2020 Going Postal 4280 Comments

In early December 2017 Mrs Reggie and I fancied a short trip away to a warmer climate.  For as long as I can remember I’ve had a desire to visit as many British Overseas Territories [more…]

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Postcard From Prague

8th May 2020 Going Postal 3217 Comments

In the summer of 2018 the Reggie family (me, my wife, son and daughter) decided on a city break holiday (we’re getting to that age where lying on beach has lost its appeal). We ideally [more…]

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