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Photo by Gavilla @ Pixabay.com “Eiffel Tower? Just take a left,” I told the couple, “and then the 2nd right.” The couple thanked us eagerly and moved on. “That’s one good deed done for the day,” said my wife. “Yup,” … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction, Humour, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged amwriting, Creative, Creative Writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Humour, Short story, Story, Tourists, Travel, Twittering Tales, Writing, Writing Challenge
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Love Floats the Boat
Photo Credit Subramanya Bhat The Insurance Investigator, Alan Nielsen, looked at Captain Stevenson sceptically and said, “The waters in the lake were calm and transparent, and the visibility couldn’t have been any better. So you will pardon me, Captain, if … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, Flash Fiction, Humour, mythology, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Absurd, amwriting, Crazy, Creative, Creative Writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Fun, Funny, Humor, Humour, Lake, Loch Ness Monster, Love, Nonsense, Ship, Short story, Story, Sunday Photo Fiction, Writing, Writing Challenge
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The Price of Beauty
Looking at its stunning setting by the Atlantic, and the cute little houses with rust-coloured roofs cropping out of a sea of greenery, you could easily believe that none could beat such outstanding beauty. And you would be right. Jardim … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction, Humour, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Absurd, amwriting, Beauty, Competition, Contest, Creative, Creative Writing, Dark, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Humour, Jardim Do Mar, Madeira, Nature, Portugal, Rivalry, Short story, Story, Sunday Photo Fiction, Writing, Writing Challenge
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Call of the Siren
Photo prompt courtesy Sue Vincent Even from this distance, I could hear her calling out to me I’ve been lonely for far too long, she cried, come, give me company I demurred though, trying my best to resist her hypnotic … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction, philosophy, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged amwriting, Creative, Creative Writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Hiking, Life Lessons, philosophy, poem, poetry, roads, Short story, Story, Travel, Trekking, walking, writephoto, Writing, Writing Challenge
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Trip to Turkey Day 7 – If Wishes were Balloons… #TurkishDelight
Note: This is the eighth and final installment in my series of trip reports from Turkey. You can find the previous seven here: https://bit.ly/2RQV9jT , here: https://bit.ly/2Q2FWPO , here: https://bit.ly/2B76IOB, here: https://bit.ly/2zSYmZ0,here: https://bit.ly/2qTPYVa, here: https://bit.ly/2DLTr0d , and here: https://bit.ly/2QXjHrE It was the last day of our trip as a group, and … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, Humour, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Absurd, Cappadocia, Crazy, Creative, Creative Writing, fantasy, Fiction, Food, Fun, Funny, Goreme, Humor, Humour, Istanbul, Mad, Nonsense, Short story, Story, Travel, Travel Diaries, Travel Fiction, Travel Photography, Travel Tales, Travel Writing, Travelogue, Travels, Turkey, Turkish, Turkish Delight, Writing
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Trip to Turkey Day 6 – Jiggy Loses It! #TurkishDelight
Note: This is the seventh installment in my series of trip reports from Turkey. You can find the first six here: https://bit.ly/2RQV9jT , here: https://bit.ly/2Q2FWPO , here: https://bit.ly/2B76IOB, here: https://bit.ly/2zSYmZ0,here: https://bit.ly/2qTPYVa, and here: https://bit.ly/2DLTr0d ZAPPPPAATTTTTTTTTT!!!!! The violent sound rang out so loud in the valley-like Goreme Open Air Museum that … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, Humour, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Absurd, Cappadocia, Crazy, Creative, Creative Writing, fantasy, Fiction, Fun, Funny, Goreme, Humor, Humour, Mad, Nonsense, Short story, Story, Travel, Travel Diaries, Travel Fiction, Travel Photography, Travel Tales, Travel Writing, Travelogue, Travels, Turkey, Turkish, Turkish Delight, Writing
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Trip to Turkey Day 5 – Feel the Magic in the Air #TurkishDelight
Note: This is the sixth installment in my series of trip reports from Turkey. You can find the first five here: https://bit.ly/2RQV9jT , here: https://bit.ly/2Q2FWPO , here: https://bit.ly/2B76IOB, here: https://bit.ly/2zSYmZ0,and here: https://bit.ly/2qTPYVa I could see Medha’s hand inching slowly towards the huge stone axe. This could not … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, Humour, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Absurd, Cappadocia, Crazy, fantasy, Fiction, Fun, Funny, Goreme, Humor, Humour, Mad, magic, Nonsense, Short story, Story, Travel, Travel Diaries, Travel Fiction, Travel Photography, Travel Tales, Travel Writing, Travelogue, Travels, Turkey, Turkish, Turkish Delight
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Trip to Turkey Day 4 – An Omelette for Thakkar #TurkishDelight
Note: This is the fifth installment in my series of trip reports from Turkey. You can find the first four here: https://bit.ly/2RQV9jT , here: https://bit.ly/2Q2FWPO , here: https://bit.ly/2B76IOB, and here: https://bit.ly/2DHbDbx “Aaj main omelette khaayega,” (Today, I shall eat an omelette, spoken in typical grammatically-incorrect Bombay … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, Humour, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Absurd, Birds, Bizarre, Crazy, dragons, Fiction, Fun, Humor, Humour, Istanbul, Mad, Madness, Nonsense, Short story, Story, Travel, Travel Diaries, Travel Fiction, Travel Photography, Travel Tales, Travel Writing, Travelogue, Travels, Turkey, Turkish, Turkish Delight
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Trip to Turkey Day 3 – A Mata in Medha #TurkishDelight
Note: This is the fourth part of my series of trip reports from Turkey. You can find the first three here: https://bit.ly/2RQV9jT , here: https://bit.ly/2Q2FWPO , and here: https://bit.ly/2B76IOB “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…..” I shouted in a long-drawn out booming voice, with my right arm outstretched, … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, Humour, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Absurd, Bizarre, Crazy, Fun, Funny, Humor, Humour, Istanbul, Nonsense, Palace, Short story, Story, Topkapi, Travel, Travel Diaries, Travel Fiction, Travel Photography, Travel Tales, Travel Writing, Travelogue, Travels, Turkey, Turkish, Turkish Delight, Weird
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Trip to Turkey Day 2- A Skirt for Swati #TurkishDelight
Note: This is the third installment of my series of trip reports from Turkey. You can find the first two here: https://bit.ly/2RQV9jT and here: https://bit.ly/2Q2FWPO Our first full day in Istanbul started off on a glorious note- it was bright, … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, Humour, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged amwriting, Cats, Creative, Creative Writing, Fiction, Humor, Humour, Istanbul, Monuments, Short story, Story, Travel, Travel Diaries, Travel Fiction, Travel Photography, Travel Tales, Travel Writing, Travelogue, Travels, Turkey, Turkish, Turkish Delight, Writing
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