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1 November 2010 1 Comment

Never judge a book by its cover.

Yesterday Annette and I drove 500 miles from our home in south-west France to catch a ferry from Calais back to Dover and onwards to home. It was a long day and, by the time we reached the ferry port, I was both bored and very tired from all the driving.  We were fortunate to [...]

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29 September 2010 1 Comment

Is there merit in researching a restaurant before you book? …The day after!

Yesterday I wrote a blog article because I had read a review of the restaurant at The Plough Inn, Shutlanger in South Northamptonshire and was undecided whether to go or simply cancel. I had arranged to meet five friends from the Rotary Club of Towcester for dinner and didn’t want to let them down. In [...]

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28 September 2010 2 Comments

Is there merit in researching a restaurant before you book?

I am booked to go to a pub/restaurant in a nearby village this evening with a group of friends from my Rotary club, The Rotary Club of Towcester. Without thinking, when asked if I would like to join the group, I quickly checked the calendar on my iPhone, saw that I was free for the [...]

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26 September 2010 1 Comment

You don’t go to a Rotary meeting for the food…

…and you certainly don’t go to Conference to be served cheap wine at exorbitant prices!
The 2010 District 1070 Conference is over. I have driven the 150 miles home and I have had time to reflect during my journey. It would be very easy to complain about the food, the wine, the band and the acoustics [...]

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