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I receive many emails each day, today I received one from 'Nomadic Matt' who specialises in giving travel advice.  He is a traveler himself and delights in regaling us with his personal experiences / hints / tips etc. I found this email reproduced below most helpful and encouraging. Hey Brian, Happy New Year! January always seems to be a time for reflection as we think about our new year goals:...

So we went to the Andelli Art Gallery, near Wells, to enjoy a very unusual private view.  The gallery was packed with young enthusiastic people and it gave me a vibe I seldom get in a rather aged conurbation such as Midsomer Norton. The local parent teachers association had prepared a a very good finger buffet. Alas it had been prepared some hours before so anything with bread or biscuits were...

It is a myth that the weather is 'bad' in the winter and 'good' in summer. You can have lovely breezy days in February and dreadful days in August. We went for a walk along the railway line which used to function between Radstock and Frome until Dr Beeching put his microscope on it. The so called 'disorder' of the winter. Dead and dying vegetation but the new will emerge out of the old in a...

Hartleys is one of my favourite restaurants with Paul, the affable owner, as its star. Yesterday I rang him up to ask for an appointment, to offer a service. The reason I did this was because three times in succession over two years I have signed up for receiving a news bulletin about the activities and features of the restaurant and I have never had a response. I never make criticism without...

The two weeks from just before Christmas to the New Year are unique. No one expects you to be in, put any pressure on you, or makes any demands. You can therefore without too much effort become invisible and get on with work that you want to do rather than what is expected of you. This year I'm going to pay more attention to my health. I'm still too dependent on prescribed medicine though...