Sid and Doris Bonkers and their Epic Journeys
"Everybody is normal until you get to know them"
1. Coffee OMG we are back in the Land of the Latte. Brits drive the Italians mad by calling it a Latte, obviously it is a Caffe Latte otherwise you will only get a funny look and a glass of hot milk, but ever since maybe Hungary we haven’t had a decent cup of coffee. In Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey…
Read moreAs I mentioned, I got a bit philosophical while cycling across the Danube plain, and I decided it was time to focus on something other than war. 1. Mosaics I have always been fascinated by mosaics. I had “Mini Mosaic” as a child, fun to make the mosaics but a terrible challenge to prise the little tiles out of the…
Read moreThe mosaics in the Chora church were really fantastic and inspired me to Poesy: I am a Pasha With a hat I wear my turban Just like that Some people say That it’s too fat But I am THE Pasha And this is MY hat.
Read more“This is my flat.It is part of a larger house. When the house was built nobody had balconies.Now we all have balconies, and mine is very traditional, with windows and wooden walls.People point to my balcony and say ‘That balcony will soon fall off the building’.I know they are just jealous.”
Read more1. Domes “We in Turkey love domes. We can make any building shape you like out of domes. We make big ones then smaller ones round the edge, then smaller ones to fill in the bits. Some people build their religious buildings with sloping roofs with straight edges but they are wrong, and we must kill them. Other people build…
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Holiday Money – Reasons not to compete in the Tour de France – Crusades – Gypsy Kings – Skin colours – Wiry Old Gents – Reasons to Hate Other People – Poetry
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We started off with a rebellious little number to fit with the overnight rain and general clamminess:
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HELLO WORLD!!!! I am writing to anyone who cares about mapping to ask you to try and improve the quality of electronic maps.
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We like looking at wildlife, but to be honest an Epic Journey does not have the best wildlife-spotting opportunities because:
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“S” says: Hello fan club!
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