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Addressing the Furka Pass

17th December 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

If, in the mid-1960s, you visited a provincial northern cinema to watch the latest James Bond and, during a car chase through the mountains, a middle-aged couple sat nearby were heard muttering to each other [more…]

20th Century

Rendezvous with Bond at the Palace

3rd December 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

As we head into Switzerland on my father and grandparents’ 1954 Continental road trip, Puffins will be horrified to hear that not only was that year a World Cup year but that the tournament was [more…]

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A Right and Left – Part 2 of 2

15th June 2022 Tachybaptus 0

Bond woke with a headache and a foul taste in his mouth. Trying to move, he found he was tied to a chair. As his vision cleared he saw an elderly man seated in front [more…]

Fiction

A Right and Left – Part 1 of 2

4th June 2022 Tachybaptus 0

James Bond dozed in the warm Jamaica sun. It was only April, and the baking heat of summer was still to come. He daydreamed happily of past exploits and beautiful girls. No doubt they were [more…]

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