Gonna keep this one short and (semi-)sweet, as I really want to get some writing in - or at least some type-up. The Holiday is now into "damage limitation" mode, as one near day-long event is consigned to the junk-pile, given that the only slot it can now fit in is the first full day of the holiday, and I am not going to do several hours' ( Read more... )

Well, that looks like every plan I'd pencilled in for the "holiday" can go on the scrapheap. This is what happens when you let someone else make the arrangements THEY want FIRST - there's hardly a whole day left, and what makes it worse is that I'm paying for the "privilege ( Read more... )

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Wow. I may just have found somewhere to go on holiday next year - the truly incredible Machines de l’Ile. How has this amazing endeavour remained a secret?

I could possibly have been able to do such a trip this year, were there not other arrangements already in place, and paid for this very day. Now, let's see how much fun ( Read more... )