A Long Voyage to Sydney

"Two teenage brothers have a hard trip to Australia"

In 1963 my family decided to emigrate to Australia. My father had an offerof a job so he, my mother and little sister sailed to Sydney in May. Mytwin brother and I stayed with our grandparents until June, after we...

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Mother of the Bride

"The Bridegroom and Bestman have their way with the Bride's Mother"

The organ struck up "Here comes the Bride" and my daughter walked down the aisle on her father's arm, up to where the vicar, groom and best man were waiting. The best man smiled and winked at me as the...

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My Wife and the Black Cabby

"A differant use for a security camera"

I used to work as a night security guard in a factory on the edge of town. The factory was on a quiet country lane which was did not have any public lighting, and was in complete darkness at night....

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The Night Ferry from Kefalonia

"Wife takes on Greek soccer players"

The ferry was due to sail just before midnight. While we were waiting to drive our hire car onto the ship, my wife and I had sat in a taverna knocking back Metaxa Greek brandy. By the time that we...

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British Brothers Buggeed in Bolivia

"backpacking with a difference"

My brother Peter was a year older than me. He had taken a gap year before starting at university, and had been working on an urban support project in Chile. I intended to go straight to uni from school, so...

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