Deira Diary

An account of the UK, and the wider (and sometimes much narrower) world that I inhabit

Saturday, January 12, 2013

A quiet weekend in Amman

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I have been in Jordan for just over 24 hours now. My first proper visit here since 1999. I don’t count the total of 16 hours in Queen Ali...
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The state is moi

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"I am the state; the state is moi," so, apparently, said Louis 14th. The state in Saudi Arabia is orientated toward the royal f...
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I hired a bedu driver from Batta'

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I hired a bedu driver from the the Batta’ area of Riyadh to take me 500kms to Qateef and Dammam on the Gulf. I haggled hard to ensure tha...
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Thursday, October 11, 2012

The Random Canyon Growlers Live at the Birkbeck, Leyton

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Last night a five piece bluegrass and “old time” music band played at what has become one of the premier London folk and country venues, ...
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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Peter Case Live at the Birkbeck Tavern E11

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Peter Case  is a totally new discovery to me, as was the venue at which he played last night, the Birkbeck Tavern in Leyton, East London....
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Sunday, September 30, 2012

YOUR comments invited and are very easy to make

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Should you wish to post a comment about anything you have read here, just click on the section below a particular post by me and insert a n...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Stow Festival Ye Olde Rose & Crown 21st September 2012.

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Having waited over an hour past the scheduled time to be allowed to pay my £5 and go upstairs to the Theatre at Ye Olde Rose & Cro...
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