Almost everyone in the U.K. is obsessed by property. Everyone under 30 dreams of owning a house that they can never afford, everyone over 60 counts their lucky stars that they grew up in the post-war boom when houses were big and cheap and had solid walls whilst those in between spend all their time… Continue reading Estate Agent Speak or House with good transport links
Month: November 2012
Guess who is coming for dinner
Well I recently was tagged by my friend and blogger at Tea with a Pirate whose blog I have long enjoyed as his interests match mine so precisely with travelling tales particularly from the Middle-East, Eastern Europe and Central Asia as well as being the home of the most delicately crafted Haiku’s on WordPress. My… Continue reading Guess who is coming for dinner
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
Early this week I had what passes as a moment of minor success at my workplace. I managed to secure an order from a customer. This may sound mundane and indeed it isn’t the greatest achievement ever. However I have been trying to win business from this customer for over 2 and a half years. … Continue reading If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
A chance to change a life, namely mine!
Most readers here will know that my heart isn’t really in the normal office job that I am pained to live out year after year. I’d much rather write, run a tour or hotel business or any combination of the three. Recently we have opened up our home to visitors and having honed my customer… Continue reading A chance to change a life, namely mine!
Armistice Day – Remembrance Sunday
Sunday sees the third, final and probably by far the most important in the triumvirate of special days in the UK autumn calendar, Armistice Day. Regular readers of my blog will know that I take an interest in visiting memorials around the country (and indeed the world) and Sunday will see the whole nation do… Continue reading Armistice Day – Remembrance Sunday
Wiki-leaks, double standards and democracy – What have we got to preach about?
I was going to write something different today but having responded to a post on the ever excellent Tea with a Pirate regarding the Wikileaks scandal in London, Sweden and Ecuador at http://managuagunntoday.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/freedoms-just-another-word/ I was told that perhaps it was worthy of being a post in it’s own right and so here it is, a slightly… Continue reading Wiki-leaks, double standards and democracy – What have we got to preach about?
Remember, Remember The 5th Of November
The second in our group of 3 special days at this time of year is Guy Fawkes Night, now more commonly known as Bonfire Night. Not having an Independence Day or an official National Day, Guy Fawkes Night is a day that children look forward to for many weeks in the U.K. From an early… Continue reading Remember, Remember The 5th Of November
Stephen Liddell 