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Brussels: sometimes your feet are the best search engines
We ditched Paris from our original itinerary due to the unrest over pension reform, and subbed-in Brussels and Geneva - strategic choices...
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May 29, 20232 min read
Vincent
In January 1890 Vincent Van Gogh’s brother Theo’s wife gave birth to their first child. Vincent painted the Almond Blossom (pictured) as...
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May 27, 20233 min read
Amsterdam: Vermeer, Van Gogh, and Velocipedes
In episode 6 of season 3 of the brilliant football-based drama Ted Lasso [spoiler alert], a main character, Rebecca, is knocked off a...
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May 23, 20233 min read
Match Day
There is a sign above the player’s entrance to Anfield Stadium’s main stand that reads simply: This is Anfield. The story goes that...
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May 20, 20232 min read
Arrival
We made it to London last night via a typically sticky Singapore and congested border control at Heathrow. Thanks to the Heathrow Express...
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May 12, 20231 min read
How it Happened
Our last big trip in 2018 was meant to be literally that – the last. Then I fluked tickets for the 2019 Ashes test at Lord’s and so...
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May 4, 20231 min read
Highlights
These are some of the things we are going to see. Clockwise from top left: Liverpool vs Aston Villa at Anfield; Van Gogh Museum,...
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