Turkey– The First Few Days

Posted on July 17, 2014

Well we arrived in Turkey on Monday night after a torrid fight surrounded by some of the most cretinous people I have had the misfortune to have come across during my 46 year stay on planet Earth. I suppose (with all due respect to my friends from Colchester) flying from Essex is always going to constitute something of a gamble and I was blessed with a family who’s excitement towards getting on plane was bordering on manic. The ...

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Berlin

Posted on July 1, 2014

I went off on a weekend trip to Berlin with my oldest friends at the weekend, a visit that was supposedly part culture and part getting hammered. I am pleased to announce we managed to do both, the former with some aplomb. Upon arriving, we checked into the Park Hotel, which handily, is the biggest hotel in Berlin and is virtually impossible to miss even with 10-15 litres of German brew swilling around in your gut. The Park Inn is part of ...

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Southwold

Posted on June 24, 2014

Sorry about the delay on this post…Busy busy and all that. Last Thursday, on my little jaunt down to Suffolk to see Stuart, he decided to take me along the east coast to to Southwold, a little seaside village that in effect, is in the middle of nowhere and a hour and a half drive from Colchester. When we arrived after what seemed an eternity of flat landscape through oldie world villages, the breeze had a chill and the clouds were ...

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Ipswich

Posted on June 17, 2014

As widely predicted, I visited Ipswich today for the first time in my 46 years on this planet, an experience that whilst not unpleasant, it won't sit long in the memory bank. After arriving at a run down car park in Upper Barclay Street I meandered down towards the marina in hope rather than expectation and on my way I came across a pub called the Spread Eagle and as is often the case with me, I thought "Why not?" However, once inside, ...

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What is to be Gained From Poverty Tourism?

Posted on June 10, 2014

I read with a mixture of amusement and bemusement that the England footballers in Brazil are to go on a tourist trip to see the Favela's (Slums) this week. I can't imagine what is going to be gained from that...Is  it some sort of publicity stunt to show that young lads on 100k + a week really do appreciate their good fortune? Or is it going to be like visit to the local zoo, watching bare footed kids scavenging through waste in search of ...

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