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New Book - Travels through History: The Peloponnese

The latest travelogue in the ‘Travels through History’ series for The Peloponnese in Greece is available here. The Peloponnese, a captivating peninsula in southern Greece, is connected to mainland Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth, a narrow land bridge that separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf. Rich in history and mythology, this region is home to iconic sites such as: Mycenae,…

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Fiction - Tree-Hugging Cats - Chapter 10 - Start

This morning, after my breakfast, I decide to visit Holly. She seems to be running well in her wheel and I head over there after greeting the crows, starlings, and wasps who meet me in the front garden after I climb down the trellis. They tell me that Oliver hasn’t left the house since the catnapping attempt and this makes me sad. Iver likes going to the park. I tell them I’ll meet them by our…

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Travels through History : The Peloponnese - Poros

This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book called Travels through History : The Peloponnese. Poros is very close to the mainland, indeed at first glance, it appears to be part of the Peloponnese. This proximity means that visitors to Poros can catch the ferry across to Galatas on the mainland and visit some of the closer sights, such as Epidaurus and Tiryns, perhaps even Mycenae. The renowned…

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Travels through History : The Peloponnese - The Island of Poros

This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book called Travels through History : The Peloponnese. Poros is very close to the mainland, indeed at first glance, it appears to be part of the Peloponnese. This proximity means that visitors to Poros can catch the ferry across to Galatas on the mainland and visit some of the closer sights, such as Epidaurus and Tiryns, perhaps even Mycenae. The renowned…

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Fiction - Tree-Hugging Cats - Chapter 9 - Start

Gemma and I have had a good day so far, she’s written another chapter in her book and I’ve been over the road to the park with an escort of various creatures and neither did I get catnapped nor did we see anyone who looked as though they wanted to catnap me. Mind you, the wasps were out in numbers and are very observant. There were more of them than yesterday.  We wait for the post and sit on…

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Travels through History : The Peloponnese - Spetses

This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book called Travels through History : The Peloponnese. Spetses is the most western of the Saronic Gulf islands I visited. Spetses does not have an airport, so the only options are to get the ferry from the mainland port of Kosta on The Peloponnese or a hydrofoil from another of the Saronic Gulf islands or from Piraeus, depending on your itinerary.  The…

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Travels through History : The Peloponnese - The Island of Spetses

This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book called Travels through History : The Peloponnese. Spetses is the most western of the Saronic Gulf islands I visited. Spetses does not have an airport, so the only options are to get the ferry from the mainland port of Kosta on The Peloponnese or a hydrofoil from another of the Saronic Gulf islands or from Piraeus, depending on your itinerary.  The…

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Fiction - Tree-Hugging Cats - Chapter 8 - Start

After eating a hearty breakfast, Gemma goes to write her murder / mystery novel. We agree we should wait for the post to arrive at noon as we’d both like to know whether the invitation from The Netherlands arrives for John and Mary.  I head out to meet my squirrel friend Rufus and we cross the road safely. We stand on the grassy bank on the opposite side of the road and scan around to see if the…

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Martin Luther and the Anti-Pope Games: A Legacy of Sport

The following excerpt is from the book Sports the Olympics Forgot available at a discount of $0.99 here from 8th December to 15th December 2024. The Western Schism in the Roman Catholic Church began in 1378, when the French cardinals believed the election of Pope Urban VI was invalid. They elected Clement VII as an anti-pope and he took up residence in Avignon in France. The Protestant reformer…

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Julian Worker's Reviews - English Journey by JB Priestley

I think this book is brilliant although it’s difficult to read at times because JB tended to be a bit gloomy about places. His approximate itinerary was Southampton, Bristol, Swindon, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester, Bradford, The Potteries, Lancashire, The North-East around Newcastle, East Durham, Hull, Lincoln, Boston, and Norwich. I’m from Leicester so I’m always pleased when a book refers…

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The Papal Bullfighting Contest: Tradition Meets Sport

The following excerpt is from the book Sports the Olympics Forgot available at a discount of $0.99 here from 8th December to 15th December 2024. The Western Schism in the Roman Catholic Church began in 1378, when the French cardinals believed the election of Pope Urban VI was invalid. They elected Clement VII as an anti-pope and he took up residence in Avignon in France. The Protestant reformer…

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Julian Worker's Reviews > A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons

This is a brief history of the Anglo-Saxons from 500 – 1066, mainly centred in the country we’d call England today. The book is 364 pages of wonderful information plus notes, select bibliography, and a useful index. At the beginning there are maps and a chronology. What comes across is how insecure life was in that time period for almost everyone. On a regular basis, people working in the fields…

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Travels through History : The Peloponnese - Mystras

This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book called Travels through History : The Peloponnese. Mystras comes a very close second to Messini in my list of favourite spots on The Peloponnese. This is a large site with lots to see and you could easily spend a whole day here. If it’s going to be a hot day, take plenty of water with you, and start early. I’d also recommend taking a taxi to the high…

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Dragon Lawyer - Early Years 3

“I have been reading about that and it sounds really interesting, especially if you’re interested in human rights, animal rights, and the rights of minorities such as the people at the far end of the plain in The Previous Town, The Next Town, and The Next Town But One.”  Later, after doing the washing up, Wendy looked at her bedroom ceiling with its images of gallant knights such as Sir Kevin…

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Travels through History : The Peloponnese - Mystras

This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book called Travels through History : The Peloponnese. Mystras comes a very close second to Messini in my list of favourite spots on The Peloponnese. This is a large site with lots to see and you could easily spend a whole day here. If it’s going to be a hot day, take plenty of water with you, and start early. I’d also recommend taking a taxi to the high…

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Tales from the Café book review

This is a really lovely book and is the second in a series of four. A small cafe down a side street in Tokyo offers the opportunity for time travel. However, only one seat in the cafe allows time travel and this is occupied for most of the day by a novel-reading ghost who goes to the toilet once a day, so you have to be there at the right time. Once the coffee is poured the travel begins, but…

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Fiction - Tree-Hugging Cats - Chapter 7 - Start

Today is a Sunday, and it’s time to practise our Extra Sensory Perception on John and Mary. We’re trying to get Mary to buy Hoisin Sauce and John to buy garlic, neither of which they normally buy.  Gemma and I sit on the bare chair in the kitchen and stare at the humans as they go about their ‘leaving for the shops’ routine. While they’re out, we can show the recording of the TV news from…