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Monday, 29 October 2018

Stop moaning, Britain. You have only yourself to blame for Halloween.

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Americans are everyone’s favourite scapegoat. Lay blanket blame any other group for pretty much anything and you’re likely to get hauled up...
Saturday, 6 October 2018

Re-opened London Mithraeum underwhelms despite investment

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No major construction project gets planning permission in the UK these days without an element of quid pro quo. Our house builder won ...
Monday, 1 October 2018

Brownsea is a safe haven for more than just red squirrels

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Most people know the stories of how vast numbers of native Americans died in the early days of  European exploration as they encountered for...
Tuesday, 25 September 2018

You owe it to yourself ... and them ... to spend some time in corners of these forgotten fields

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Even those who dozed through history class will feel a tug on their memories as they read road signs on a drive across northern France. Me...
Thursday, 20 September 2018

Spend some time around Mâcon to discover lesser-known, better-value fine French wines

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The closer we get to the UK's departure from the European Union (29 March 2019), the longer grows the lists of unknowns. Assuming Bencar...
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Monday, 17 September 2018

Now a familiar bolthole, Annecy provides a lazy break

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My mother used childhood holidays to bake a compulsive need for sightseeing into my soul. As much as it contributes to this blog, that need ...
Sunday, 2 September 2018

Greenwich's Painted Hall tour is a unique adventure

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Lovers of the English language bristle at casual abuse of the word “unique”. An adjective that should be used to describe the exceptionally ...
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