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Let’s Get The Hell Outta Here!
Day Three : 26th March 2012 I’m not sure whether Classic FM is the idea radio station to be playing in the breakfast room of a hotel largely catering for German visitors. Who needs Basil Fawlty when the playlist consists of a military piece which, I think, celebrates the Battle of Britain. That bodes well…
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A Hyde-ing To Nothing
Day Two : 25th March 2012 – London The more I get to explore London the more I like it. Up until a few years ago I always said that I loved visiting friends here but couldn’t stand to live and work here. Yet after a day travelling across the distinctively posh end of town,…
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All Change – Postscript
Day One : 24th March 2012 – Paddington, London. Arrivals are preferable to departures in my view. And my pre Maldives weekend in London proves the point. Albeit via the Ascot Hotel near Paddington Station. Now since I’m on holiday I figure the laws of libel and defamation don’t apply. However, since my employers may be reading…
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All Change
WELCOME TO THE LATEST TRAVEL BLOG. DUE TO SOFTWARE LIMITATIONS I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO POST ANY PICS THIS TIME AROUND. HOWEVER, PHOTOS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE MALDIVES 2012 GALLERY ON NEWS MUTT’s FACEBOOK PAGE. ENJOY! Day One : 24th March. On a train. Holidays rarely have a glamorous start to them, but…
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Swedish Clefs and Wartime Oompah
DAY FOUR – THURSDAY 15th SEPTEMBER – EVENING I wasn’t joking when I mentioned starting the evening with some light chamber music. I’d considered a night at the Opera – but frankly the Opera House is a bit of a trek across town. Plus the words would be in Japanese or whatever language they use for opera.…
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Stockmann, Aching and Waterman
DAY FOUR : Thursday 15th September I’ve managed to wake up early today – and I’ve seen something incredible. Not long after sunrise, Tallinn actually had some sunshine. It looked like a perfect day for exploring a bit of Estonia’s coastline. And then it started raining again. Fortunately, my Tour Bus ticket last for 24…
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Time Warp Tallinn
DAY THREE : Wednesday 14th September There are worse things to have named after you than a park. Much worse things, I reckon. After a lifetime of service to your country, the last thing you want to remembered for is having your name on something too small, like a memorial stone that dogs pee all over…
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Your Lux In
NIGHT TWO – TUESDAY 13th SEPTEMBER “Serge Gainsbourg – you might know him… he’s a famous French composer?” Greg Lami’s got a tough crowd tonight, at least when it comes to their musical knowledge. I think I’m the only customer in the Von Krahl bar who knows who Serge Gainsbourg is. Then again, I only really know him…
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Too Wet To Woo
DAY TWO – TUESDAY 13th SEPTEMBER I’m not really the suspicious type. When it comes to numbers I don’t really associate 13 with being unlucky. But it’s the 13th of the month, and I appear to have landed in Tallinn during the little-known Baltic Monsoon season. The weather today has gone from bright and sunny…
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A Taste of Home
MONDAY 12th SEPTEMBER – NIGHT “You know, I don’t care much for real ale. I can’t stand beer that’s served warm.” It’s the kind of line that might well land a punch from me. Or at least a glare. And I’m very good at glaring. But I could forgive Bobby, as (a) it’s the first…
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