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Entries from June 25th, 2006

Wandering Minstrel

June 25th, 2006 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

Well, I’m still an unemployed bum. Rather than sit around all day though, I’m putting my time to use, by wandering around Southern England. I went up to Bridgwater the other day, to order my bike, followed by trips to Brighton, Winchester and Salisbury. I hadn’t realised that Brighton was quite so popular amongst the [...]

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And these are some of my favourite things…

June 17th, 2006 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

Someone asked me the other day about some of the highlights – here’s some of them, excluding my time in Crete: Best journey – sitting on the back of a scooter, wearing full backpack, getting a lift from Olympos up to the main road. About 11km of narrow, winding roads, on a small scooter. Certainly [...]

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Some of my favourite people

June 17th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

I’ve been thinking a bit about some of the more interesting people I met while on the road. Unfortunately I don’t have names recorded for all of them. In no particular order, here’s a few quick portraits: At a bar in San Francisco, I was sitting next to Mark (and his wife who looked like [...]

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Is it really over?

June 14th, 2006 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

Or is this just a temporary hiatus, before hitting the road again? I’m finally back in London, and now (shock, horror) thinking about finding a job. Hopefully I’ll be able to pick something up pretty quickly. The sooner I start a contract, the sooner I’ll be able to hit the road again. I probably could [...]

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On drinking beer from a boot, and other notes from a small island

June 4th, 2006 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

You know, they teach you many things in school, most of them a complete waste of time. One of the things they do not teach you is how to drink beer out of a boot. Luckily I am here to fill in that gap in your education. I have gone out of my way to [...]

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