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If you're visiting the Slovenian Coast and you like wild beaches, then you really should pay a visit to Mesečev Zaliv, or Moonlight Bay, a hidden paradise on the Strunjan peninsula which is only accessible on foot. How to get there I am absolutely terrible at directions, so here's the link in Google Maps for... Continue Reading →
The Journey this far North has been graciously uneventful. In every town we stopped, we were welcomed. We vaccinated everyone we could, instructing them with joy that in a matter of weeks they would be able to step out into the sunshine and enjoy life in the Spring once more. Of course, this depends on... Continue Reading →
Looking back, it seems that this week's micropoems have been concerned with water, earth, air and fire. I have also been enjoying reading the poetry of others on Twitter: remember you can join in any time. Just write a poem in a single tweet, tag me @Experimentsinfc and use the hashtags #APoemADay and #poetryparty. As... Continue Reading →
Being British, I was brought up with baked beans a staple part of my diet. My husband was horrified when introduced to them: 'What is this? Why are they in a can? What kind of sauce is this? Why can't you cook them yourself?' I think it's fair to say that Slovenians have a much... Continue Reading →
This being human isanything but being,simply being, is the one thingwe do not know how to do:we can be male or femaleblack or whiteyoung or old or somewhere in betweengay or straightbisexual, transgender Left or Rightmasked-up or anti-vaxxerrich or poora big shot or a loserbut we cannot seem to seethat we cause ourselves a whole worldload... Continue Reading →
I have been interviewed by Spillwords as part of their Author of the Month feature. This is a great honour, and I am grateful to all who have showed their support, and especially those who voted for me. Do have a good look around the site, as this is truly a place where words matter,... Continue Reading →
**Warning: contains strong language!** Some days are hard they're like swimming through treacle and you drink tea then you drink coffee then you drink more coffee then you drink tea again and you eat chocolate you eat biscuits and you eat more chocolate and its only caffeine and sugar but you're still a kind of... Continue Reading →
Time for our regular look at the Flippant, Comic, and Serious side of life courtesy of guest poet Don Matthews and his crew from Down Under: Don's mate Skip can be seen alongside the poem 'It's the Australian Way,' below. Meanwhile, Priscilla, Ralph and Lizzie maintain a delicate peace, as you can see from the... Continue Reading →
It's exactly a year since I started this 'Quarantine Diaries' series. I consider this a kind of 'blogiversary,' as prior to this, I had only posted the odd short story and a few excerpts from my work-in-progress novel. How the world in general, and my life in particular, has changed over this time! The first... Continue Reading →
Socerb Castle is situated on the Slovenian-Italian border, atop a karst cliff which marks the watershed between the two countries. This site of rich history played an important role in the Partisan defences during the Second World War, as witness the abandoned barracks, gun towers and the cave of Sveta Jama ('The Holy Cave.') The... Continue Reading →
