From the Rankers Ipad App – The Camper Van that flies! Our local supermarket this morning has been bombarded with the cast of ‘Last of the Summer Wine’. There were three coach loads of stooped and grey tourists...
Cyprus – How a dog becomes Joe Cool
Audition for Baywatch Since we returned Chuggaboom 2, walking has been our only mode of transport. We have reassured ourselves (as all deluded people do) that this is good for us and who needs a stupid old car anyway?...
Cyprus – Where the tide Is always high
Half empty, half full, which glass are you? Is your tide in or out? Are you glued to the news every night to be informed and remind yourself how lucky you are or to feed your gloom? January is...
Trigger on the Dancefloor
During this 9 month period which Michelle and I have christened our ‘temporary life’: renting house, renting our own, living abroad out of suitcases and not working; during the night our brains are working in very strange ways. Last...
The Miracle
What could it be, you’re asking? Did we win the lottery? Nope, the only time I’ve ever participated was when we were all so desperate to leave at work a syndicate was formed and Mr Lucky was formally christened....
The Circle of Life
When Elton John decided to unveil his purdy wig in the early 1990’s and sing ‘the circle of life’ from The Lion King, apart from Simba’s birth, he was probably referring to everyone’s own personal round trip ticket, hence...
New Year in Cyprus, the parties are over, but not for everyone
In Cyprus, the radio stations are still plugging the event that finished over a week ago. The only one we have found so far that plays a selection of different hits is the somewhat imaginatively tilted “KissFm” complete with...
A Dog is for Christmas, not for life, plus Queen and Adam Lambert
All dogs go to heaven and some of them are unlucky enough to be placed on earth which, depending on the country they are placed in can only be described as hell. In the UK we love our pets....
Ten Million Turkeys
No, the title of this blog is not a reference to Arsenal’s transfer targets or those that are following the UKIP parties Twitter feed. It is how many birds we consume at Christmas in the UK. Did you also...