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Windmills of Your Mind

March 13, 2021by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

  I have always fantasised about building a time machine but must admit that it is probably not feasible. However, I sometimes wonder why depth psychology hasn’t been commercialised in […]

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O Fortuna!

March 5, 2021by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

  Always siding with the underdog as a matter of principle, I strongly identified with Salieri in Amadeus. Here was a decent, hard-working man, not born into privilege, who through […]

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Macbeth and Other Mixed Metaphors

February 26, 2021by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

Friday Night, Holy Night; all is calm, all is bright. My response to the various days of the week has been conditioned entirely by my school and work experience. Sundays […]

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Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sun

February 19, 2021by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

I had a strange dream last night in which I received an unexpected parcel from the postman. It turned out to be a titanium wrist-watch, a very expensive one, but […]

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Under the Volcano with Lulu and Mephisto

February 12, 2021by theromantictraveller 2 Comments

I watched the 1981 film Mephisto last night for the first time in years. Thomas Mann’s son Klaus wrote it. He killed himself I seem to remember. One of the […]

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Dublin, Mexico

A Plague on Venice

February 5, 2021by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

Venice certainly casts a spell, I can personally vouch for that. I didn’t think much of the droves of tourists, however, and I think that I would really prefer it […]

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Italy, Venice

Lockdown London

January 28, 2021by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

As movement is largely curtailed these days I thought I’d share some of my musings and revisit some of the places I’ve been to in the past. As you can […]

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England, London

Datça – A Paradise for Health Tourists

November 20, 2019by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

Favoured holiday destination of Turkey’s film stars, singers and assorted jet-set luvvies, Datça offers a glamorous destination for your next break in this richly varied country. It’s the Turkish equivalent […]

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Datca, Turkey

Van Man

January 8, 2019by theromantictraveller Leave a comment

Turkey is a magical land with something for everyone. If sprawling on a sun-baked beach with a cold drink in one hand and a Kindle in the other has lost […]

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Turkey, Van

Blood Rites in Telmessos

December 10, 2018by theromantictraveller 2 Comments

My new Sketchers, though deliciously comfortable with their memory foam insoles and advanced air flow system, were no match for the jagged rocks that led up to the tomb of […]

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