Current Affairs 2023

[barney]

We almost always have a drink or two and often something to eat when in a port.
Sitting in the sun with a Tinto Verano and some Manchego with Iberico ham is heaven.
Fish cakes with cheese inside and a glass of port in Porto is heaven.
Pastel de nata and a coffee in the sun is heaven.
Bocadillo de jamon with a cold beer in the sun is heaven.
Tortilla de Camerones in Cadiz is heaven.
All part of the experience for us.

[Stephen]

Hovista graniairer breader with Jam-on is heaven

[Mervyn and Trish]

Beer in the rain in Bergen at £40 a pint is overrated.

[screwy]

Calamari and Lime Mayonnaise in Palma.

[Ray B]

Beer in the rain in Bergen at £40 a pint is overrated.

Indeed it is Merv, but the cafes do coffee and cakes similar in price to home if you go back a street or two. I have never had a beer in Norway because of the price.
I may be wrong but was told the price of alcohol in Norway has something to do with the long dark winter nights and alcoholism.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Actually reflecting back on my earlier post we do sometimes buy a coffee and cake or similar ashore, even a whole pizza in Rome. It's main meals we generally don't. Partly because we've already paid for full board on the ship but also because I put on enough weight on board over a cruise I'm not sure I have capacity for extra meals ashore.

[Onelife]

I hate paying extortionate prices when ashore so I eat mine and let the wife drool

[Mervyn and Trish]

You old romantic

[Stephen]

I hate paying extortionate prices when ashore so I eat mine and let the wife drool

I just hate paying. I leave minor details like that to Mrs S.

[Mervyn and Trish]

She very kindly bought all the drinks when we met.

[towny44]

Todays lead news story on the BBC is that 104,500 households are living in temporary accomodation but since there are 28 2m housetholds in the UK hat figure is a tiny 0.37% of households. However since nett immigration is running at 600,000pa then I am absolutely amazed that the number in temp accomodation is so low. But not the BBC who seem to consider this a monumental failure of govt housing policy, I do hope that when they manage to get Keir Starmer elected they won't be too unhappy that he won't be increasing their funding.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Does the number in temporary accommodation include those on holiday?

[Chalgrave4]

Amsterdam bans cruise ships.

How many more will follow. I guess it depends if they need the revenue from cruise tourism or not.

Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66264226

BBC Jumping the gun again ?

https://sea.cruiseportamsterdam.com/cru ... s-as-usual

[Stephen]

Like their weather forecasting………unreliable

[Mervyn and Trish]

Amsterdam bans cruise ships.

How many more will follow. I guess it depends if they need the revenue from cruise tourism or not.
Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66264226

BBC Jumping the gun again ?
https://sea.cruiseportamsterdam.com/cru ... s-as-usual

Not really. I saw the same report in other places. It appears the Council wants to ban cruise ships but the port authority disagrees and they're fighting about it. The second link doesn't say it won't happen. It says it hasn't happened yet. The earlier report also says it will close, not that it has.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Thank goodness he's trying to stay out of the public eye!

BBC News - Prince Harry set for court showdown with The Sun publisher
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66322279

[david63]

Thank goodness he's trying to stay out of the public eye!

BBC News - Prince Harry set for court showdown with The Sun publisher
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66322279

Saw that as well - he just cannot let it go with the press.

Seems at bit strange that he is wasting the last remnants of his mother's money on this when it is reported that they are rapidly running out of cash

[Stephen]

I had the same thought David.

And if he loses the case what then when he gets hit with the bill.

[oldbluefox]

Even if he wins the media will have him in their sights. I thought he was seeking the quiet life away from the trappings of the Royal Family and Press intrusion . He has done nothing since he left but to court publicity in the most dramatic fashion.

[david63]

He has done nothing since he left but to court publicity in the most dramatic fashion.

It's the only way he can keep his name at the forefront so that he can write another book to earn a couple of crusts!

[oldbluefox]

I think they are in danger of becoming victims of diminishing interest. There is only so much whingeing you can do before people lose interest and already the Americans are getting restless with their perpetual moaning.
He should have done what he said he wanted and just find somewhere out in the sticks away from her celebrity friends and enjoy a quiet lifestyle out of the public gaze.

[Stephen]

Trouble with living tucked out the way with the red necks Foxy is, he might then have to get a job like the rest of us.

No no no, that would never do.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Get a job? Wash your mouth out.

[david63]

he might then have to get a job

... or send the Mrs out to work!!

[Stephen]

he might then have to get a job

... or send the Mrs out to work!!

And why not