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Au revoir Paris ... Benvenuti a Roma.
Our first Italian train -- Frecciarossa 9281. The 7:20 a.m. from Paris Gare de Lyon to Milano Centrale, arriving 2:07 p.m. Change trains...
Dougie
Jun 7, 20223 min read


The curse of the east coast mainline strikes again
Taking the train between Edinburgh Waverley and London King's Cross has been one of my favourite journeys since my first trip in the late...
Dougie
Jun 5, 20225 min read


In the immortal words of John McEnroe ...
You cannot be serious! We took a mid-morning train to Edinburgh Waverley. As far as I know, it's the only train station named after a...
Dougie
Jun 3, 20224 min read


In the Second City of the Empire
Glasgow is the city in which I was born. When people ask, "where are you from?" I usually answer "Glasgow" although the fact is I left...
Dougie
May 30, 20226 min read


High Tea (and a less than stellar poem) in Hardy Country
We were in need of a good location. Spike had arranged to meet her father's sister, Anne, and her husband, Jeff, somewhere in Weymouth....
Dougie
May 27, 20225 min read
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