You will probably know that Cyprus is a member of the European Union. But not all of it if you are of a Turkish persuasion. In that case, approximatel...

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The Med in mid May

If you have ever caught a latish flight home from abroad then you will be familiar with the potential hassle of having to check-out of your accommodat...

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Late exit from Paphos

This book, Flesh, is the sixth novel by the 51-year-old Hungarian/English author, David Szalay, who has previously been short-listed for the Booker Pr...

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Getting physical

In light of this blog’s generic name of f-factors, an idea occurred to me when reading about President Trump’s recent implementation of hi...

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F-Names

My wife and I went for a short break to Florence last week. The weather was stunning – there may not have ben a cloud in the sky in the five day...

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Flight from Florence

My last foreign blog was about Sicily. So is this one, but it’s one with a difference. It involves the late Sicilian author, Andrea Camilleri, a...

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Small-screen transition

I don’t know about you but the animal I would most associate with Easter is a rabbit, as in the Easter Bunny. I remember being on holiday in Dorset ...

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Easter eggstravaganza

About 18 months ago I was reading that the newest thing in women’s trousers was silver. Marks & Spencer received especially rave notices. (A...

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More than sliver of silver