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I've joined a sports club from hobbyhorse 33 days old

I can't believe it! I'm so unfit and scared of getting ill that I've actually joined a sports club. It's a David Lloyd club and it's just down the road ...

Oh Vienna 2 from hobbyhorse 86 days old

Well, it's difficult to say everything you want to say about a new place and country. There are so many levels of impressions - the people and the way ...

Oscar is feeling better! from hobbyhorse 140 days old

Photo 1 Oscar a few weeks ago. Photo 2 Oscar gives up learning English grammar! Don't blame him. I'm glad to report that there's life in the old boy ...

Ambrose Bierce - a great cynic! from hobbyhorse 142 days old

Ambrose Bierce, an American in the 19th century, an underrated writer (of ghost stories and Civil war experiences) and famous for his Devil's Dictionary. ...

Hockney's trees from hobbyhorse 227 days old

I was sooo angry about Hockney's trees. They chopped a copse of mature trees down that he had been painting at regular intervals. He was showing us their ...

Turin part 2 from hobbyhorse 252 days old

While I was in Turin I revisited their best museum. Did you know that Turin has the largest Egyptian Museum in the world outside of Cairo? And they have ...

Xochimilco Part 1 from hobbyhorse 279 days old

We had such a great time in Mexico City. But probably the best day had to be Xochimilco. Our colleague and her husband took us to the ancient Aztec canals ...

My first post from hobbyhorse 286 days old

Back from the pub - a pint of Guiness and a bag of crisps - not my usual routine. But cabin fever gets you if you're a freelancer A short walk around ...