Author Archives: Hector

Ten Years After…

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Hector

In 2002 we were Nine, this year we were Five until the day before, and then there were Four. Anthony, Ian, Steve and Hector made the rendezvous for the Tuesday flight to Hahn. Mr O’Leary now only offers three flights … Continue reading →

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No Bier in Wales, some left in Chester

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Hector

I am not a Number, I am a Free Man! The plan today was to visit Portmeirion in North Wales. Only one thing was certain, we would be having Curry-Heute. Only two things were certain, we would be returning to … Continue reading →

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Chester Zoo, and Bier too!

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Hector

Chester was resplendent in the autumn sunshine. After a Full English Breakfast we headed into town centre with its unique covered walkways. Pre-Elizabethan in parts it is the closest thing that England has to the traditional German Altstadt with which … Continue reading →

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Chester – It’s in Cheshire…

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Hector

The previous  Biennial Weekend with Graeme and Marion pre-dates Bier-Traveller.com, that was York. This year it was our turn to chose the venue. I have dropped in to Chester twice in my life and been more than impressed by the … Continue reading →

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The Lost Weekend – This is The End

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Hector

A Tale of One Ale Rain was forecast for today. It was raining, seriously raining. Even with the Umbrella in hand, the trousers were soaked by the time Clive and Hector reached Crawley station for our planned sojourn to Brighton. … Continue reading →

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The Lost Weekend – The Middle

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Hector

A Tale of Two Ales Hector has heard Clive and Maggie refer to the Burgess Hill Beer Festival, today he would experience it for himself. The short hop on the train from Crawley, via Three Bridges as ever, saw us … Continue reading →

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The Lost Weekend – The Beginning

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Hector

The Glasgow September Weekend has long been one of Hector’s favourites, the first respite after the start of the new session. München has been visited for Oktoberfests, more recently the equivalent in Stuttgart. This year Hector finds himself resident in … Continue reading →

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Wine at Wolf Strassenfest – 2012, and Bier in Traben-Trarbach

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Hector

The Breakfast at the Hotel Austria in Mainz was impressive. Clive and I both remarked on the quality of the Scrambled Eggs. The Nürnberg Sausages were also excellent. The 08.30 RB to Koblenz would stop twenty times, Clive chose this … Continue reading →

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Finally – A Night out in Mainz

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Hector

Hector has been passing through Mainz for years but has never stayed over. Mainz is the nearest place to the so called Frankfurt Hahn that the Bus connects with a train to the East. This evening somehow I managed to … Continue reading →

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The CAMRA Branch Meeting at Fyne Ales

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Hector

Fresh from the Glasgow CAMRA AGM a couple of weeks back, Hector found himself on an official outing. Many had eschewed the opperchancity to visit the Fyne Ales Festival at the Brewery at the end of the Summer, it did … Continue reading →

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