February 2010
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Sheikh Down in the Snow
A few days ago I waited on the tarmac at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport whilst twin turboprops wound themselves into sufficient frenzy for flight. A blond female flight attendant, who save for the strings of supermarionation bore outsize resemblance to Thunderbird’s Lady Penelope, went through the safety briefing. 40 minutes later, over miles of snowy forest and…
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Chim Chim Cher-ee
Yesterday saw chimney sweep Jeff’s annual visit. At 62 and a former Coldstream Guardsman with an army pension, Jeff’s once taught fighting man’s physique had in retirement inflated to that of a leaden balloon, leaving him awkward and wheezing at the least exertion. Say what you like about Dick Van Dyke’s accent, his fancy footwork…
The Irresponsible Traveller 