Tag Archives: travel

Bon Voyage Tom

My final day at the call center was strange – on returning from my exit interview I discovered my team had laid on a French buffet of cheese and Freddos, painted their faces with moustaches and tricholores, and were wearing … Continue reading

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Quel Jour Est-Il, Eccles? I got it written down on this bit of paper…

I always know its the weekend because I get an extra hour in bed in the morning and the shop is five times as busy. Other than that I have little or no way of knowing which day it is, … Continue reading

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I begot a virginal penile child

Never fear, oh my dedicated and most adoring public, for the above title is not in fact true – it is something Octavia missheard the other day when I told her I was reading J.P. Donleavy. I hope that the clarity … Continue reading

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Monsieur Poulet

Greetings, my beloved blog devotees! I have decided that my travel journal and blog must now separate as I am too forgetful to carry it all the way out to this internet cafe. This means, unfortunately, that instead of vague … Continue reading

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Megabus/Paris (rue Pascal)

I am currently embarked on a  journey to Paris where I hope to work in the English language bookshop Shakespeare and Company. Although there are perfectly good flights that would get me there in no time at all, I have … Continue reading

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Cambridge/Saltford

I am currently embarked on a  journey to Paris where I hope to work in the English language bookshop Shakespeare and Company. Although there are perfectly good flights that would get me there in no time at all, I have … Continue reading

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