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Of Munich, Good Craic, James Joyce and spacetime

It is that time on night when the gravitational effects of beer, Commissario Salvo Montalbano and a packet of Tayto cheese and onion crisps approach the Blogging event horizon and who am I to mess about with the fundaments of … Continue reading

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Greek tour 2010 Sunday 5th Monday 6th

There is a point in any holiday where hopefully you reach the bliss out point. Val and I hit that around Sunday I suppose that needs some explanation .The bliss out point is where the normal work vs life tipping … Continue reading

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Greek tour 2010 Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th

Friday was a change day … Mark and Dave our new chums from England left on the 2pm ferry and old chums Roger and Anne from devon had just arrived on the late ferry Thursday Pool side conversation will be … Continue reading

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Greek tour 2010 Thursday 2nd

Hangover x 2 …. that is all

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Greek tour 2010 Wednesday 1st September

Ah ha! We said to ourselves when we awoke, the was not a reference to the sudden appearance of the Scandinavian POP band of the same name but because a lovely breeze had sprung up and had taken the edge … Continue reading

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Greek tour 2010 Tuesday 31st August

Yippee! Seamus his holy fluffy cloudiness is a mama mia fan and has buggered off to Skopelos (the island next door were the aforementioned film was shot)  it is quite disconcerting to hear a transcendent divinity singing Waterloo while waving … Continue reading

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Greek tour 2010 Monday 30th August

Ye gods and titchy piscean entities! Awoke this morn and on checking the view discovered a new deity had taken over from Helios and Spiro.. Seamus the Irish god of clouds was lying on a sunbed in Quicksilver shorts and … Continue reading

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Greek tour 2010 Sunday 30th August

Up early again, what is it with holidays and arising early? I suppose it is some form of “don’t want to waste it” subconscious thingumydoodah. Breakfasted & swam, then down to harbour for a metreo coffee and a spot of … Continue reading

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Greek tour Saturday 28th

Awoke early and watched the The God Helios hitch his  heavenly but asbestos clad donkey Spiridon to the flaming chariot and together they plodded upward from behind the “2 brothers” a duet of uninhabited islands some 4miles away. After a … Continue reading

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Greek tour 2010 Friday 27th

Friday 27th Arrived in Alonissos late on friday evening after car,plane,plane,bus,ferry,ferry and a ferry trips. Alonissos has changed dramatically! The nice lady that ran the fruit shop has retired! A new source of peaches nectarines and pears will have to … Continue reading

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