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“david m addison”

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  • Misadventures in Tuscany

    The Casebook of an Accident-Prone Tourist

    by David M. Addison ...
    David M. Addison provides a refreshing, alternative perspective in travel writing. A bit like Mr Bean on holiday, picking up the wrong piece of luggage at the airport is just the first in a series of misadventures which bedevil the author and his long-suffering wife on this ill-starred trip to Tuscany. From the lesser-known Lucca, which serves as the epicentre for his disasters, to Pisa and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • A Meander in Menorca

    by David M. Addison ...
    Music, music, music.Right from the start of his package holiday to Menorca, music plagues and obsesses the author.But lets face it, as Iona, his long-suffering wife can testify, hes a pretty intolerant sort of a person.Seen through his eyes, this book provides a sideways look at Menorca, a sort of rough guide to the island, (but not nearly as rough as his next door neighbours in his holiday ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Sometime in Sorrento

    A Sequel to an Italian Journey

    by David M. Addison ...
    Blundering about Sorrento and its environs in search of culture, the author unwittingly resists his wifes never ending attempts to civilise him.From the heights of Vesuvius, to the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, along the beautiful Amalfi coast and, of course, not forgetting Sorrento itself, the authors propensity to get himself into cringe-making embarrassing situations reaches new heights and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • An Innocent Abroad

    The Misdaventures of an Exchange Teacher in Montana

    by David M. Addison ...
    When, in 1978, as a participant in a teacher exchange programme, the author, accompanied by his wife and young family, exchanged his boring existence in Grangemouth in central Scotland for life in Missoula, Montana, in the western United Sates, he could not have foreseen just how much of a life-changing experience it would be not just for him and his family, but for his exchangee as well.He was ... Read more

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  • Confessions of a Banffshire Loon

    by David M. Addison ...
    Tales of sex and violence, mystery, murder and yes, even romance, abound in this sweeping saga as the reader is transported from the late seventeenth century to the mid twentieth when the self-confessed bad boy from the boondocks left school to make his own way in the world. The canvas stretches from Banffshire in the North East of Scotland to Blyth in the North East of England, from the Middle ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Bananas About La Palma

    by David M. Addison ...
    With a song for every occasion, the author embarks on another adventure, this time to La Palma in the Canary Islands.Having learnt from previous encounters that neighbours are not conducive to good holidays, he elects this time to stay in a remote country cottage. If he imagined this would avoid encountering irritating people and ensure a trouble-free, idyllic, romantic holiday with his long ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Cuban Missus Crisis

    by David M. Addison ...
    In this humorous travelogue round Cuba, the hapless author suffers from both urban myths and his Missus (aka the Drinks Police). The first he debunks as they occur; the crises his Missus causes, or would have caused but for his timely intervention, are a more serious matter. Acutely aware that Cuba is certain to change in the near future and probably radically, award-winning author David M. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    Italian Lessons is the true story of Joan and Roger’s move to Italy. Selling everything and leaving behind the familiar, the former public relations executive (Joan) and retired airline captain (Roger) purchased and renovated Le Vigne, a centuries-old farmhouse in the heart of Italy. Through effort, grit, money, heavy doses of humor and strong servings of Italian pazienza, the couple navigated the ... Read more

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  • At Least You're in Tuscany

    A Somewhat Disastrous Quest for the Sweet Life

    by Jennifer Criswell ...
    When dream meets reality. . . Endless fields of flame-like poppies. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The sweet, rhythmic chime of church bells. Months upon months of unemployment? Struggling to communicate with locals? Duvets frozen on the clothesline? Jennifer Criswell's move from New York City to Tuscany was not supposed to go like this. She had envisioned lazy mornings sipping espresso while ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Two Men In a Car (A Businessman, a Chauffeur, and Their Holidays in France)

    by Mike Buchanan ...
    'A splendid romp. Vive la France!'Peter Mayle, author of 'A Year in Provence' and many other bestsellers'Mike Buchanan is the best kind of opinionated, middle-aged, middle-class Englishman abroad: the funny kind.'Andy Heslop'If you have a sense of humour, this book will put a big smile on your face. I laughed out loud many times. A refreshing absence of political correctness.'The lovely Maureen ... Read more

    $6.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Queens Nurse to Godzone

    by Christine Davies Curtis ...
    Chris tells of her years as a district nurse, first in London in the early sixties and then New Zealand in the late seventies. She tells of the rough living conditions in London, where we meet people like the solo mother dying of cancer and longing to give her children a good Christmas and the 90 year old blind lady who refuses a proposal of marriage. In New Zealand she has a large area, is on ... Read more

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  • A Chestnut Barn in Tuscany

    by Catherine Carabine ...
    The discovery subsequently steers a course to a very different way of life. A Tuscan wedding follows together with a glimpse into the everyday life of the local Italians encountered along the way. An unfortunate accident causes a life threatening illness but the warmth, generosity and kindness shown by the Italian people comes to the fore. All this is combined with an insight into some of the ... Read more

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