Some years ago I saw photographs of the Adam and Eve Hotel in Belek, Turkey and tucked the details into my “bucket list.”  I’m from Hawaii where Chris Hemmeter essentially invented the mega-resort template:  hotels with large (and often dramatic).
Topics: On the Road

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My wife and I loved the Webbs Garden Centre in near-by Wychbold. It was much more than a place to buy a plant. It had wonderful home-cooked food, at sensible prices.  You could sit outdoors—- in a garden in the sunshine—- and eat your...
Topics: diplocarpon mespili, guarantee, On the Road, plant, Quince, Webbs Garden Centre, Wychbold

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It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted anything here.  Not because things haven’t sucked—- almost because they’ve sucked too much.  The DHL parcel containing irreplaceable negatives.
Topics: On the Road

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My wife and I stayed at Marmadukes Hotel in York last month, and we had a miserable stay. I sent an e-mail to the owner of the hotel, David Hattersley, with photographs to illustrate the problems we encountered. He didn’t reply, so I sent it...
Topics: On the Road

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A few years ago I discovered, purely by chance, that our British bank, Coutts & Co, had overcharged us £17,966 in interest. At the same time, we’d also been undercharged £1,485 on a loan account—- a net...
Topics: At the Doctor

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