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Comfortably Numb

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Travel: Chez Jane Austen

Actually, right now we are having a break from the Austen machine. The past couple of years were basically one long Austen carnival, as devised deftly and wonderfully, by Hollywood, and ably assisted by the doughty BBC. There were a couple of interpretations of Austen’s all-time classic, Pride and Prejudice (and no, I’m not including…

Travel: Bath, England

The cursing stones The ancient curse tablets of Bath continue to cast a potent spell on the modern tourist. It’s a day of weak sunshine in September and I’m at the Roman Baths in Bath. I am hypnotised. The water is a celadon green, the steam that rises from the hot springs, a wispy, ethereal white….

Travel: To Oxford, Bath and Stratford-upon-Avon

A drive out to Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and Bath. A driving trip is a great way to see places. You’re in control of the vehicle and pace. You decide what to see, when to see it, when and where to stop. And, when driving in England, almost everything is stacked in your favour: great motorways, clear…