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  • 5 German cities

    5 German cities

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    They’re not the most interesting German cities and this is certainly not any sort of in depth profile of them but it’s the five cities which give me good memories. It helps that I spent 13 years working in the chemicals industry in Europe and of course three of the biggest chemical companies were German…

  • Indonesia 2019 (and 2020)

    Indonesia 2019 (and 2020)

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    We’ve just spent a couple of days short of four weeks on holiday in Indonesia. It’s a longer trip than we’d normally make and with hindsight would have been better if it had been a few days shorter but you can’t change history so why dwell on it.

  • Wales in a week: 5 highlights

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    We spent 5 days in Wales in August of this year. It wasn’t planned as a big holiday but grew out of an idea to spend some time with the Bradburys (my daughter and her family) whilst they were camping in Anglesey.

  • Support our local businesses …

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    Denis Payne, Elaine Farrell and I enjoyed lunch at the Rose & Crown today. Great place, nice service and good food. But … This is not a review of one of Histon & Impington’s excellent pubs but a plea to our fellow residents to give it a little extra support over the next few weeks as the…

  • OZ17: five takeaways

    OZ17: five takeaways

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    We’ve just come back from Australia where we’ve enjoyed a three week vacation. It was our second and I’ve been there several times on business as well. But as always when you visit a place you still see something new or you see something in a different light or you’re just simply reminded of what…

  • A day in the life

    A day in the life

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    It’s good if Friday can be a good day. It draws a line under the week and sets the tone for the weekend. And for it to be a good day it needs a good start and that for me means one of my standard breakfasts.

  • Jun 16: photo of the month

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    I seemed to take a fair few food photos in June and several were technically good but this one says more about me and where I live.

  • 3 Days in Durham

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    This is the excerpt for your very first post.

  • Trulli & Sassi: Mar/Apr 16

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    We’re in the habit of taking a short break somewhere around the Mediterranean in the Spring or Autumn to escape the colder weather back home and at the same time to enjoy a little more of other countries’ cultures, cuisines and histories. This year we jetted off to Puglia and Basilicata down the bottom end…

  • Not a bad final scene: the Woburn Hotel, 31 Dec 15

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    I guess there’s one suggestion that fills most men with dread viz why don’t we go to IKEA? I don’t want to knock the store. They sell well designed stuff at sensible prices and there was a time when we were furnishing our first flat in Switzerland when we were regulars. But the company does…