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Palais de Chaillot or Trocadéro to get that view: the Champ de Mars is visible on the other side of the tower.
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Palais de Chaillot or Trocadéro to get that view: the Champ de Mars is visible on the other side of the tower.
I don't imagine there's anyone who studied STEM subjects at A level that coupled them with English. Maths yes, but English?
October 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I don't imagine there's anyone who studied STEM subjects at A level that coupled them with English. Maths yes, but English?
Amazon Web Services. If you've ever heard of cloud computing - this is Amazon's offering in that market where companies rent computer power and space off someone else rather than own their own computers.
September 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Amazon Web Services. If you've ever heard of cloud computing - this is Amazon's offering in that market where companies rent computer power and space off someone else rather than own their own computers.
I don't think pleasure was an option in the mid-80s.
September 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I don't think pleasure was an option in the mid-80s.
Business - when I was living in France. Ramadan was interesting: lunch was only available via room service (out of sight, out of mind).
September 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Business - when I was living in France. Ramadan was interesting: lunch was only available via room service (out of sight, out of mind).
Belgium, Netherlands, Germany (BRD and DDR), Austria, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Sweden, Latvia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, India, Japan, Canada, USA.
September 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Belgium, Netherlands, Germany (BRD and DDR), Austria, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Sweden, Latvia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, India, Japan, Canada, USA.
The Indian visa website crashed when I tried to put in the full answer to the question "which countries have you visited in the last 10 years". It worked OK when I left a few out.
Otherwise: all UK countries, Ireland, France (lived), Spain, Portugal, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg,...
Otherwise: all UK countries, Ireland, France (lived), Spain, Portugal, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg,...
September 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Indian visa website crashed when I tried to put in the full answer to the question "which countries have you visited in the last 10 years". It worked OK when I left a few out.
Otherwise: all UK countries, Ireland, France (lived), Spain, Portugal, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg,...
Otherwise: all UK countries, Ireland, France (lived), Spain, Portugal, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg,...
Illegal migrants who didn't fancy claiming asylum in Dover, Deal, Ramsgate, Margate, Southend, Harwich, Felixstowe, Southwold, Lowestoft, and by the looks of it Great Yarmouth...
August 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Illegal migrants who didn't fancy claiming asylum in Dover, Deal, Ramsgate, Margate, Southend, Harwich, Felixstowe, Southwold, Lowestoft, and by the looks of it Great Yarmouth...
And to bundle is to continuously bund?
June 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And to bundle is to continuously bund?
Only found that out a couple of weeks ago in Greece - despite having used Greek letters in maths since school.
June 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Only found that out a couple of weeks ago in Greece - despite having used Greek letters in maths since school.
The only one big enough for his ego.
May 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The only one big enough for his ego.
And it's not a mistake the presumably French-speaking cab driver could make in that language...
May 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
And it's not a mistake the presumably French-speaking cab driver could make in that language...
And UK's been set adrift and floating away northwards.
Dover's moved inland too.
Dover's moved inland too.
April 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
And UK's been set adrift and floating away northwards.
Dover's moved inland too.
Dover's moved inland too.
It's simply that we are not "customers" of public services: we can't take our custom elsewhere - especially HMRC!
March 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It's simply that we are not "customers" of public services: we can't take our custom elsewhere - especially HMRC!
Blackpool-sur-Seine évidemment.
March 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Blackpool-sur-Seine évidemment.
Russian flag: 🇷🇺
Serbian flag: 🇷🇸
Spot the difference...
Serbian flag: 🇷🇸
Spot the difference...
March 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Russian flag: 🇷🇺
Serbian flag: 🇷🇸
Spot the difference...
Serbian flag: 🇷🇸
Spot the difference...
And continuing to use Fahrenheit is just barmy!
January 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
And continuing to use Fahrenheit is just barmy!
Just replace "AI" with "automation" and it probably make more sense.
Also trying to treat users of government services as customers is fundamentally wrong: we can't take our custom elsewhere - especially HMRC...
Also trying to treat users of government services as customers is fundamentally wrong: we can't take our custom elsewhere - especially HMRC...
January 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Just replace "AI" with "automation" and it probably make more sense.
Also trying to treat users of government services as customers is fundamentally wrong: we can't take our custom elsewhere - especially HMRC...
Also trying to treat users of government services as customers is fundamentally wrong: we can't take our custom elsewhere - especially HMRC...
Wasn't he in Monty Python? 😬
November 29, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Wasn't he in Monty Python? 😬
They're both verbs and nouns.
November 29, 2024 at 1:07 AM
They're both verbs and nouns.
My daughters often recall the time the family were strolling through Dijon and some lads called us "Rosbifs". The look on their faces when I replied "Et alors, grenouilles?" was priceless.
November 16, 2024 at 9:02 AM
My daughters often recall the time the family were strolling through Dijon and some lads called us "Rosbifs". The look on their faces when I replied "Et alors, grenouilles?" was priceless.