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Holiday in India & Bhutan (2): getting there
October 3rd, 2024 by Roger Darlington
We flew to India with Emirates. The flight from London Heathrow to Dubai was in a double-decker Airbus A380 and took six hours. We left over an hour late because of – as the pilot put it – “the situation worldwide” (an oblique reference to the conflict between Israel and Iran). Our second flight from […]
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Holiday in India & Bhutan (1): introduction
October 2nd, 2024 by Roger Darlington
I am about to go on a holiday to India and Bhutan with the company Great Rail Journeys. This is the first time that I’ve travelled with GRJ and it is a rarity for me to have a tour manager from beginning to end, rather than just when one is in the countries concerned. She […]
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The latest review of my memoir “Roger And (Not) Out”
August 27th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
The publication of my new book of interviews “Rennie & River” has stimulated some new interest in my previous publication, my memoir “Roger And (Not) Out”. A Facebook contact – whom I’ve never met – has posted a review of the memoir to Amazon as follows:
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Do you have a branch of Gail’s in your neighbourhood?
August 23rd, 2024 by Roger Darlington
I’m fascinated by the sudden debate about the desirability or otherwise of having a branch of Gail’s in your neighbourhood. Since the end of the first Covid lockdown, we’ve had a Gail’s at the corner of my street in London’s South Bank, so close that I can see it from my flat window. I use […]
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An account of my visit to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia
August 12th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
I’ve been catching up with the pacing on my website of accounts of my recent ravels overseas. Last year, I had a fascinating trip to the Caucasus: Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia. These three nations have a common 20th century history as parts of the former Soviet Union and are all modestly-sized countries with small populations […]
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An account of my tour of Namibia
August 8th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
Last year, I had a fascinating trip to spectacular Namibia, but I’ve only just got around to pulling all my blog postings on the journey into a single narrative. You can access my story here.
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Fifth five-star review for my latest book “Rennie & River”
August 5th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
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An account of my recent trip to Pakistan
August 4th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
When I went on a two-week trip to Pakistan in April, I posted reports on my blog every couple of days. I’ve now pulled all these postings together into a single narrative with a bit of extra material. You can read it here.
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Another five star review for my latest book
July 15th, 2024 by Roger Darlington
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A third five-star review for my new book “Rennie & River: Tales From Two Courts”
July 1st, 2024 by Roger Darlington
“This book is written expertly with great skill about every day people who like all of us have a history and a story.With great talent and altruism this master communicator makes us reflect, smile and wince at the vicissitudes of life.I highly recommend this thoughtful book to all and sundry and look forward to Darlington’s […]
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