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Visiting Helsinki by Cruise Ship

June 26, 2020 No Comments

There are two places that cruise ships can dock in Helsinki, one ridiculously convenient and the other… less so. The dock in the city is

June 19, 2020 6 Comments

It recently occurred to me that I’ve now been coping and living with my cancer for more than 10% of my life. 12.86%, to be

June 12, 2020 4 Comments

For reasons I’ll explain shortly, I decided I wanted to start collecting coins. But, because I’m not the most patient of souls, to complete the

June 5, 2020 No Comments

Since the start of the Coronavirus Lockdown, people have had a lot of time on their hands. People are stuck at home and they finally

May 29, 2020 2 Comments

After exploring Tallinn the previous day, and Stockholm the day before that, on Saturday July 15th we arrived in St Petersburg for the start of

May 22, 2020 3 Comments

Okay, I get the feeling that this one is going to be a hard sell. Firstly, there’s the fact that I tumble my own stones.

May 15, 2020 2 Comments

Assuming the Coronavirus Lockdown permits, Emma, my older daughter, will be going to university in September. And while I am so proud of her for

May 8, 2020 No Comments

Calvin and Hobbes was a daily cartoon strip, created by Bill Watterson. It ran for just 10 years, between November 1985 and December 1995, and

May 1, 2020 10 Comments

Since the Coronavirus Lockdown kicked in, on 23rd March 2020, for most of us the World has become a much smaller place. And we’re all

April 24, 2020 No Comments

Our visit to Tallinn came the very next day after our port day in Stockholm. The following two days would be spent in St Petersburg,

April 17, 2020 No Comments

Over the course of history, human kind has domesticated a wide variety of animals. Most of these have been for the purposes of farming, to

April 17, 2020 2 Comments

So, on Tuesday 28th April 2020 I start my latest round of treatment for my ongoing squabble with Bowel Cancer. This time it’ll be a