My sister and her husband have just got back from a short holiday in Tuscany. Yesterday I was looking at her photos of San Gimignano on Flickr.
Today I saw an article in the paper about how the mayor of San Gimignano wants to reduce the number of pesky tourists in the town. I must ask [...]

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I know just how Martin feels - thats why I try to avoid the tube generally, and especially during the summer, and stick to the mainline trains. Now that all the trains in my region have been replaced with air-conditioned carriages with tinted glass I can feel even more smug.
This would be a good [...]

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That last post about Cheals roundabout reminded me about the recent mad scheme from John Redwood about ‘improving’ traffic - the one about allowing left turns at red traffic lights.
It might work back on his planet, but I can’t see it working here. Ok so they do it in America, but America has very [...]

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What has happened to Cheals roundabout?
All those lovely bushes have gone and all that is left is a couple of trees and the Cheals display shrubs. It looks so bare now. All I can think is that it was either a financial decision, which would be unfortunate, or for safety reasons, which would be stupid.
I’m [...]

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