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A la Colthard/ cruising

Bob was not strictly correct in his post in saying I was here to work on a book on the romance of cruising as my principal motive was to provide him with some moral support as I did not feel intuitively he had the cruiser mentality. His constituency is not the elderly and he does not care for any [...]

December 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Cruising the high seas

When I successfully bid for a cruise at the charitable Ladies’ Night of my Masonic lodge I was in two minds whether to go or pass it on. I have never been on a cruise and surely it is the preserve of rich widows. However an old school friend of mine, with whom I lunch every 6 months and knows [...]

December 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

They didn’t tell me it rains in Palma!

My Friday in Palma constituted what the journos would describe as a ‘slow news day’. For most of the daylight hours it was drizzling and then, from about 5.00pm, the mist rolled in and it really began to rain quite hard. Not something one normally associates with Mallorca because most of us [...]

December 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

Day Two in Mallorca

The weather out here in Palma resembles a balmy mid-September UK during daylight, becoming significantly colder once the sun goes down about 6.00pm. Day Two began about 10.00am when my son Barry came to pick me up and take me to his industrial unit about 15 miles out of town, the hub of his [...]

December 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

Calmer in Palma

Yesterday I flew down to Palma for a couple of days which by choice necessitated me setting off for Gatwick at the unearthly hour of 4.00am. This might have seemed like madness but there was indeed a method in it, as perhaps everyone (including myself) might have hoped. Firstly, it was cheap. [...]

December 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard

I have never been a huge fan of Indian cuisine. I believe that some of the fare served up by British curry houses is cooked by Bangladeshi hill farmers. I am doubtful whether hot spices improve food and the sauces can be too cloying. I had thought that the native cuisine might be an improvement but [...]

December 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

The final day and last supper

The smart money was on us being back in the hotel for lunch but after losing by an innings and 36 runs in 38 minutes we could have made it a late breakfast! Excuses have been made that we do not face spin of this quality back home, that India are a tremendous Test team but this does not explain how [...]

December 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

Mumbai City Tour

Yesterday afternooon we went on a city tour of Mumbai. Our first port of call was the Victoria Terminus railway station which brings in 7 million passengers per day. If I had time I would have liked to take an Indian railway ride as I imagine it’s quite an experience with animals, food bought [...]

December 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

Mumbai

Yesterday we left Jaipur at 5.45 am for Mumbai. We were told we would see the slums made famous in Slum Dog Millionaire and although I did see the customary hovels by the roadside my first impression was of a modern, thriving city of skyscrapers and office blocks. The traffic was horrendous but as [...]

December 7, 2016 // 0 Comments

Another day,another red Fort

We made an early start for the sightseeing tour of Jaipur. Inevitably our first port of a call was another red fort, the Amber Fort overlooking Jaipur. To reach it we we took elephant transportation, an experience I would wish to forget. Two of us rode side-saddle as the elephant lurched towards [...]

December 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

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