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James Went To Tallinn

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I’m tallinn you, I had a good time in Tallinn. It was the first stop on my next three city/country tour of Europe, Estonia was a completely new country to me – having never visited a Baltic country. Plus I had an accomplice this time too. I had a feeling that Tallinn would be my favourite city of the trip – spoiler (because nobody is going to read all 3 reviews anyway), it was my favourite city of the trip. I loved how Tallinn mixed modernity, art deco cool with medieval history too. Just how stunning is this building? Yet … Continued

Lessons From My Multi-City Holidays

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I’ve now had three multi-city holidays. First up was Basel, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Strasbourg and Metz. This year I did one trip to Trieste and Ljubljana, and I’ve just come back from a trip to Tallinn, Helsinki and Stockholm – still to write about any of those. I still feel like I’m perfecting the art of the multi-city trip – I haven’t come back completely satisfied once yet. Don’t Travel Back On A Sunday 10 days after my flight back from Stockholm, I’m still knackered. Yes, holidays are supposed to be for relaxing and recovering from a busy life. I’m not … Continued

Maybe I Can Actually Deal With Rejection

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So one of the reasons why I’m still single at 45 years old is that I’ve never really been able to deal with rejection. Probably part of the reason I’m still at M&S after 6+ years, is that I don’t feel like handling the rejection of not being successful in an interview. Also why unemployment was utterly miserable – the constant rejection and all those times I (allegedly) finished runner-up in the interview process. And, of course, all that swiping for nothing other than the pleasure of seeing pictures of occasionally hot women. Enter my new teeth. Having Another Go … Continued

James Went To Lake Bled

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Yeah I went to a lake. This post shouldn’t take long, but Lake Bled was the original inspiration for my Trieste to Ljubljana trip – in fact I think I was mesmerised by a Windows ’97 photograph of Lake Bled. OK, perhaps not Windows ’97, but it first came to my attention via one of the photos that loads up on my PC quite some years ago. I’d already clocked that Slovenia was stunning, from my first night in Ljubljana. Lake Bled didn’t disappoint. Basically a lake in the more mountainous regions, with a castle on one side, and a … Continued

James Went To Ljubljana

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After Trieste, it was time to head to the lovely jubbly Ljubljana. Though pronounced like: Originally I planned to get the train from Trieste to Ljubljana, because I like trains and dislike buses. However, there are only 3 a day. Only one of these I could buy a ticket for in advance, others I had to buy on the train which I felt sceptical about. Then you have to change at Villa Opicina, apparently. Because the train cannot go over the nearby mountain, it actually has to go back up the coast, before turning around and going around the mountain … Continued

James Went To Trieste

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I read about Trieste a while back, I think in The Economist, and it intrigued me enough to have it on my “maybe visit” list. Ljubljana was on my “definitely visit” list, and I realised that I could combine the two – fly to Trieste and then either get the train or a bus to Ljubljana. And with Ryanair having some seriously cheap flights there, it was game on. Trieste is definitely less Italian than other places in Italy that I’ve been, for multiple reasons. It only became part of Italy after World War 1, prior to that it was … Continued

James Went To Sarajevo

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Yeah I’m running out of European countries to visit, and Sarajevo was on my list of places to visit – the capital of Bosnia. There is more to it than a weird 1st world addiction to ticking off countries, as I’m quite fascinated by geopolitics, and Bosnia is somewhere I’ve seen history happen in my lifetime. Plus I rather like this area of the world, having visited Belgrade, Zadar, Skopje and Split – the scenery can be stunning, especially the Croatian coast. Bosnia was on my to-do list for more than the purpose of ticking off another country. The Challenges … Continued

The Teeth

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I guess I really do need to do a post about the teeth. Why, how, how bloody much and how fucking painful. So this is why I needed to: That was my smile last September – well, I say “smile” as I’d trained myself not to smile as my teeth were shit. Surprising how many people said things like “they’re fine as they are” but I guess they were just being very British. Since I was 18, my teeth had very slowly been falling apart – mostly the top. You know how I like to criticise Brexit voters for ignoring … Continued

Favourite Things Of 2024

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Time for a little list of my favourite things of 2024. Favourite Restaurant Meal I had a few really stand-out meals in 2024 – Brat for my birthday, Tayyabs to celebrate the end of detox, Slowburn with the folks. But the one that stood out the most was Quo Vadis in Soho, with some rather excellent guests. This rabbit, mushroom and bacon dish was quite possibly the most gorgeous thing I ate all year. Favourite Restaurant Meal on Holiday I spend far too much time researching where to eat on holiday, and whether it is worth the effort is very … Continued

My Music Tastes in 2025

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I thought I’d do a little post on my music tastes in 2025, where I’m at musically. There isn’t much significant change, house music remains a primary listening concern, minimal plays a huge role – if perhaps less so, techno is a rarer beast for my ears, and I have a bit less excitement over the offbeat techno sounds than I did. Let’s break it down and start with house music. Because house music will always be there for me – it is central to my soul, central to how I behave as a human being. It does become harder … Continued