Friday, June 24, 2005

A Day of Roman Luxury

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It's our final full day in the Bay of Naples. The last day for me to glean any last minute goodies for Roman Mystery number 11, Sirens ...
Thursday, June 23, 2005

Amalfi Paradise

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Note to self: never attend any event with the word 'folkloric' in it. What was I thinking? The Naples song and dance evening, held i...
Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Villa di Pollio Felice

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ruins of the villa of Pollius Felix in Sorrento Today is midsummer and I plan to devote the whole day to visiting the Villa of Pollius...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005

The Trick to Pompeii

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The trick to Pompeii is not to get there early, but to get there late. Aim to arrive around 5.00 pm as the hoards are leaving. Get an ...
Monday, June 20, 2005

Epicureans vs Stoics in Naples

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The Sirens of Surrentum It's our second day in Italy. On our last trip we missed the National Archaeological Museum of Naples so thi...
Saturday, June 18, 2005

Baths of Baia

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The Sirens of Surrentum It is mid-summer of 2005. I am on the Bay of Naples to research my most romantic Roman Mystery, The Sirens of ...
Monday, June 13, 2005

I love SQUIRMIES!

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I never go to proper writers' workshops these days. Instead I go to screenwriting weekends put on by the great London organization calle...
Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Les Quinze Nits

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This page from my blog got lost in cyberspace so I am reposting it Nice dinner last night in my fave Barcelona Square, the Placa Reial. I li...
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Monday, June 06, 2005

Last month in Empurias

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This page of last month's blog was lost in cyberspace, so I'm posting it again... 8 May 2005 The weather is beautiful here in Ba...

Last month in Bilbao

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This page got lost in cyberspace so here it is again... 6 May 2005 Its a beautiful spring day in Bilbao and I've just spent all morning ...
Sunday, June 05, 2005

Last month in Madrid

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Another page of my May blog, retrieved from cyberspace... 3 May 2006, Madrid Sally N., mother of three and expat from Pittsburg, picked me u...
Saturday, June 04, 2005

Last month in Segovia

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This page from my May blog got lost in cyberspace... Here it is again. Up at 4.00am, some last minute packing, check the internet then out t...
Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Letters from Pompeii

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illustration by M. Sasek Today was my birthday and when the post arrived with a strange parcel I wondered which of my family members it...
Monday, May 23, 2005

Boy Entrancers in Brighton

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Richard and I went to Brighton for the weekend. For several reasons: 1. To go to the house-warming party of my former publicity manager, Row...
Friday, May 20, 2005

Cherubs and Romans

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Today I did a new kind of event: sharing the stage with another author! Cherub series author Robert Muchamore and I spoke to 60 boys from Sh...
Saturday, May 14, 2005

Mad Max in Barcelona

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Last night was my last night in Barcelona, so I did the traditional thing to do on one's last night in Barcelona. I watched Mad Max I an...
Friday, May 13, 2005

Gaudi & Picasso

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No point getting up early in Barcelona. Everything, and I mean everything is closed until 10.00. OK, you can get juice and a chocolate crois...