Rostock | Going Postal

Cruising on again

2nd September 2019 Sweaty Dave 0

Last year, in the spirit of the series of travelogue postcards often presented on this site, I wrote first timer’s guide to going on a cruise. The one in question was a TUI/Marella cruise around [more…]

The Inhabitants Arrive

12th November 2018 0

The tank is in place, the systems all built, the water and rock conditioned – the impurities are down to 2 or 3 parts per MILLION (nitrates, nitrites, ammonia and phosphate). Things were starting to [more...]
“Colliedays” – holidays with collie

12th February 2017 0

Not a Colliemum collie Well, after the stories of ‘Holidays with kids’ in the good old days, I did promise to tell you stories of holidays with collies, or rather ‘colliedays’. I did point out [more...]
Operation Deadstick, Part Two

6th June 2017 0

The Assault and Capture of Pegasus Bridge. June 6th 1944 The six Horsa gliders and their Halifax tow aircraft comprising Operation “Deadstick,” were the first elements of the overall British airborne operation with the overarching [more...]
Postcard from Margate

12th August 2017 0

Inside The Turner Contemporary art gallery © Swiss Bob Margate was recorded as “Meregate” in 1264 and as “Margate” in 1299, but the spelling continued to vary into modern times. The name is thought to [more...]
Understanding Economics in One Hour, Part Two

4th June 2018 0

Now, before we get going, I must warn you not to get sidetracked by this thing called “demand”. What is demand, anyway? It is an inexhaustible feature of the human condition: there is always something [more...]