Monthly Archives: January 2010

Dinosaurs in Oxford Street…

Marilyn and I have passed this site many times whilst it was under construction because it stands beside our favourite eating house – The Duke of Marlborough off Oxford Street, London. Now they are here! DINOSAURS UNLEASHED is London’s Newest and … Continue reading

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Moctezuma… King of the Aztecs

Marilyn and I just managed to squeeze into the exhibition on Moctezuma at the British Museum on Friday afternoon, after a sumptuous lunchtime meal at The Duke of Marlborough near Selfridges in Oxford Street. It was the last few days of Moctezuma’s exhibition … Continue reading

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Sam Lord’s Castle…

Welcome to the final part of my visit to Barbados… First published by Home Counties Newspapers in February 1974… Now it is time to bid fond farewell to this tropical island paradise… Our one day in Barbados was all too short, but … Continue reading

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The Bay of Fresh Water…

Welcome to the fourth part of my adventure on the island of Barbados… First published by Home Counties Newspapers in February 1974… This time we are in The Bay of Fresh Water… The early afternoon found us down at the … Continue reading

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Fields of graceful sugar cane…

Welcome to the third part of my adventure in Barbados… First published by Home Counties Newspapers in February 1974… This time we visit the fields of graceful sugar cane… Regretfully we had only the duration of one day in Barbados, … Continue reading

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Bathsheba… Far from the Madding Crowd

Welcome to the second part of my adventure in Barbados… first published by Home Counties Newspapers in February 1974, this article hopefully gives you a warmer feeling in the depths of a cold British winter…  “I hope the natives are … Continue reading

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Island of Paradise in the sun!

Island of Paradise in the sun!… written by myself, was first published by Home Counties Newspapers in the February of 1974. Here, I have serialised the article for the internet. With the cold weather upon us… I hope its read warms the … Continue reading

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The Electric Brae, Ayrshire, Scotland…

I remember being taken over The Electric Brae in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1970. It’s a gravity hill where automobiles appear to be drawn uphill whilst travelling down in some strange phenomenon! Known locally as Croy Brae, the road appears to run … Continue reading

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