Happiness is a chainsaw and a maul in the rain and the mud
It rained all day long last Friday in Provence, and it rained all night, and on Saturday morning it was…
Low life
Every morning for the past two years, on waking, I’ve reached out for the white plastic tub on the bedside…
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Every morning for the past two years, on waking, I’ve reached out for the white plastic tub on the bedside…
Low life
I was looking after Oscar, my five-and-a-half-year-old grandson, for the day. We’d played football in the garden, then we’d come…
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I was looking after Oscar, my five-and-a-half-year-old grandson, for the day. We’d played football in the garden, then we’d come…
Low life
The staples of my daily alcohol consumption on the cruise were champagne, gin, red wine and Polish vodka. One morning…
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The staples of my daily alcohol consumption on the cruise were champagne, gin, red wine and Polish vodka. One morning…
Low life
There is something repulsive about the sea, especially when seen from the altitude of the upper decks of a monstrous…
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There is something repulsive about the sea, especially when seen from the altitude of the upper decks of a monstrous…
Low life
Last Saturday afternoon, in Venice, 31 Spectator readers, plus Martin Vander Weyer, the great Taki and I came aboard the…
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Last Saturday afternoon, in Venice, 31 Spectator readers, plus Martin Vander Weyer, the great Taki and I came aboard the…
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I sprinted through Milan station, speed-read the departures monitor without stopping, and arrived gasping on platform 8 with two minutes…
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I sprinted through Milan station, speed-read the departures monitor without stopping, and arrived gasping on platform 8 with two minutes…
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‘How many people have you slept with in your life, roughly?’ she asked. We were lying in bed in the…
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‘How many people have you slept with in your life, roughly?’ she asked. We were lying in bed in the…
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Toby goes to bed at 10 o’clock sharp every night otherwise he gets irritable. Toby sleeps on the bed always.…
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Toby goes to bed at 10 o’clock sharp every night otherwise he gets irritable. Toby sleeps on the bed always.…
Low life
On Saturday my boy had a mini-stroke at home, aged only 26. ‘You’ll have to give up smoking and do…
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On Saturday my boy had a mini-stroke at home, aged only 26. ‘You’ll have to give up smoking and do…
Low life
After Trev had mugged the mugger in the toilet we moved quickly on to another club. The Double O is…
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After Trev had mugged the mugger in the toilet we moved quickly on to another club. The Double O is…
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‘I’ve lost my phone,’ yells Trev. We’re in a club. He’s come charging on to the dance floor to tell…
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‘I’ve lost my phone,’ yells Trev. We’re in a club. He’s come charging on to the dance floor to tell…
Low life
Watching the daily running of the bulls through Pamplona’s narrow streets online this week has given me a wistful pang…
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Watching the daily running of the bulls through Pamplona’s narrow streets online this week has given me a wistful pang…
