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The Good and the Bad: Iglu Camp Königsberg

Quaint, cosy and comfortable by Nick Hirst. Where: Camping am Königsberg. Am Schwimmbad 1, 67752 Wolfstein, Germany Reason for stay: Three day break during return trip from Brussels to Czechia – specifically somewhere with a swimming pool. The exterior and entrance door of the Iglu The Good: You need to be clear that this is basically a small, static caravan with rounded ends and covered in…

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Looking for somewhere to stay in Brussels? This hotel may not be in the most glamourous part of the city, but it has very good public transport connections to the centre. Although, it may not be the best option for vegetarians...

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The Good and the Bad: DC Hotel & Restaurant, Brussels South

OK for a short stay Where: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartlaan 11, Drogenbos 1620 Belgium Reason for stay: House-hunting in Brussels ahead of family of four relocation from Czechia to Belgium for new job. The Good: DC Hotel & Restaurant offers reasonably well-appointed, clean rooms with a good sized entrance space for storage and a decent bathroom. We were able to have adjoining rooms with a connecting…

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Clarity Simplicity: Toxic and Unprofessional

I engaged this firm to deliver an eviction and recover over seven thousand pounds in unpaid rent, however, they are passive in their approach and not remotely proactive in their advice or their strategies to resolve problems. At no point were they able to confront or contact the tenant at the heart of the problem, if they had the whole situation would almost certainly have been resolved in four…

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Travel review: The Good and the Bad: les suites du beffroi https://undercoverofthewrite.wordpress.com/2023/10/26/the-good-and-the-bad-les-suites-du-beffroi/

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The Good and the Bad: les suites du beffroi

Only use in an emergency! By Nick Hirst Where: 22 Rue de Thermes, 62100 Calais, France The Good: It’s close to the sea port in Calais – about a ten minute drive once yuo’ve circumnavigated all the perimeter security fencing. The Bad: Where to start? Someone, can’t say who because all interaction with the owners is done remotely, has had the bright idea to buy up some very low rent flats in…

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The Good and the Bad: Château Du Four De Vaux

Shades of Marlinspike Hall in central France. By Nick Hirst Where: 65 Rue Daniel Bollon, 58640 Varennes Vauzelles, France Click on the map for an interactive version to see the location The Good: First off, if you got the Tintin reference in the title – well done! If not – Google it, you’ll see the similarities in appearance. Suffice to say that Château Du Four de Vaux is a magnificently…

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The Good and the Bad: Ferme Auberge du Moulin des Sept Fontaines

Charming but flawed stopover between France and Germany By Nick Hirst Map location of Ferme Auberge du Moulin, Drachenbronn, France.   Where: 1 rue Moulin des Sept Fontaines, 67160 Drachenbronn, France The Good: For any length of road trip between central Germany and France, Ferme Auberge is ideally positioned. We were travelling across Germany on our way to the west coast of France, so this made…

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Don't frighten the horses!

The case against plastic surgery Just saw the pictures of Meg Ryan at Michael J Fox’s documentary launch. How is she allowed out without supervision? Yet another example of how ‘having work done’, or plastic surgery as we used to call it, ruins people’s faces. The woman who used to be Meg Ryan and Michael J Fox If I saw the picture without caption, or even passed her in the street, I would have…

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Movie review

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'Monster Family 2' - lazy and unfunny

By Nick Hirst I finally caught up with this family offering from 2021 and what a waste of time it proved to be. I do like a good animation and, with two young children, I get to see a lot both at the cinema and via streaming services. ‘…this is pretty terrible…’ But the key word there was ‘good’ – like ‘Toy Story’, ‘The Incredibles’, ‘Inside Out’, ‘Home’, ‘Rio’…I could go on, you know what I…

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The Good and the Bad: Appartamento Elide, Bolano, Italy

The Good and the Bad: Appartamento Elide, Bolano, Italy

Well-placed for visiting the Ligurian coast Where: Localita’ Montebello di Fondo 61, 19020 Bolano, Italy The apartment is the top floor visible here, where the balcony surrounds two sides of the building The Good: The first thing to say is that you will only be staying here if you have your own transport. So, let’s check out the location. The apartment is tucked away halfway up a hill close to…

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The Good and the Bad: Hotel Due Laghi, Padergnone, Italy

The Good and the Bad: Hotel Due Laghi, Padergnone, Italy

A warm welcome and some very big cats Where: Via Nazionale 176, 38070 Padergnone, Italy The Good: Located more or less equidistant between Trento and Lake Garda, Hotel Due Laghi sits in a valley surrounded by mountains and between two lakes – hence the name: ‘due laghi’ = ‘two lakes’. Lake Garda – one of the must see sights for visitors to Italy The lakes in question are Lake Toblino and Lake…

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When the numbers just don't add up

When the numbers just don’t add up

A consumer horror story by Nick Hirst Jericho Writers is an online writing club designed to help aspiring and established writers. I regularly tap in to their insights and advice and have found them to be genuinely useful, practical and presented in an entertaining way. They are a legitimate small to medium business and, as such, employ a firm of accountants to…well do what it is accountants do.…