Author Archives: Hector

Rügen Island

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Hector

Adjacent to Usedom is the larger Island of Rügen. They are no distance at all apart and yet it would take three trains and as many hours to get the few kilometres north. Hector did look for a Ferry connecting … Continue reading →

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One Night on Usedom

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Hector

Usedom, now there is a strange name for an Island on the Baltic, or Ostsee as it is called in these parts. Trassenheide was our first objective where Hector had located affordable accommodation in the very comfortable Pension Bernstein (Bahnhof … Continue reading →

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Two Nights in Berlin

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Hector

Wilkommen im Berlin This is the start of Hector and Marg’s fourteenth Summer Vacation. Once again Marg and Hector are resident at The Best Western (Osloer Strasse, Wedding) which they advertise as Berlin Mitte. We are in the midst of … Continue reading →

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The Monthly Visit to The Staggs

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Hector

  As has become the pattern, Howard contacted Nigel, Mein Host in advance to warn him of the monthly invasion form Glasgow.  As ever he promised us an array of Light, Hoppy, Dry and Citrus Ales which would make the … Continue reading →

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The new Wetherspoons in Helensburgh

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Hector

 Sir Henry Bell The people of Helensburgh have waited years for a Wetherspoons to open.  It nearly happened when the old cinema on James St. was considered but another chain developed that site.  Hector has only crossed their threshold a … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon in Lancaster, then home to…

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Hector

Simon was on the platform to greet us, for once I was not The Hector The Three Mariners was the first port of call.  Simon, Brother-in-Law of the absent Jonathan,  was insistent that we appreciate the Kultur of Lancaster.  The … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon in St. Albans

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Hector

Bier on a Sunday?  Hector must be on holiday. Well so it felt.  Two fine nights in Bedford, a very good Curry for lunch with Howard and Tracey at Choudhury and a fly over by a Lancaster Bomber.  The day … Continue reading →

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The Bedford : Bamberg Spring Fest Day 2 + more on Bedford…

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Hector

 At £19.00 a night for a massive room containing a king sized double bed, the Travelodge provided Hector with an excellent night’s sleep.  Lord Clive had suggested an 11.00 rendezvous, at 10.55 there was a phonecall postponing this madness. [Stan.TB] … Continue reading →

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The Bedford : Bamberg Spring Fest – Day 1

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Hector

When Lord Clive of Crawley  informed the Glasgow Brethren that there is now an annual Bedford : Bamberg Bier Festival we took note.  When he assured us that the price of the Bedford Travelodge  and flights to/from Glasgow to Luton … Continue reading →

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A Late Afternoon in Leamington Spa

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Hector

Today is not about Bier though there is one to report – just one. Today is about Pendragon and IQ/Menel. Leaving Appleby in good time to make an afternoon of it in Leamington Spa we became stuck in traffic on … Continue reading →

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