tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725774597699803499.post3225170858323589306..comments2024-03-27T10:05:33.521-07:00Comments on The Joy of Essex: Look Back in OngarPete Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492414093187007414noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725774597699803499.post-49961791926200936572010-11-10T05:20:09.952-08:002010-11-10T05:20:09.952-08:00Hello Kokorako. Think you can get a nice glimpse o...Hello Kokorako. Think you can get a nice glimpse of places with just a fleeting visit, an overheard snippet here and there. Obviously you can't get to know a place intimately, but I like the idea of an Essex On The Road that might overall give a feel of the county. Although A Year In Essex would surely rival Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence.Pete Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492414093187007414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725774597699803499.post-34890880019899252152010-11-05T03:40:43.355-07:002010-11-05T03:40:43.355-07:00Bob Gilbert comments via email:
I presume your me...Bob Gilbert comments via email:<br /><br />I presume your mention of Livingstone as 'being famous for meeting Stanley in Africa' is tongue in cheek. I don't actually like them being mentioned in the same sentence. Livingstone was a saint (genuinely); Stanley a murderous bastard (literally). Nuff said, as I believe they say in Essex.Pete Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492414093187007414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725774597699803499.post-8423896478453364952010-11-04T04:02:52.813-07:002010-11-04T04:02:52.813-07:00I want to know how long do you need in a place bef...I want to know how long do you need in a place before you get a sense of it? Or are your Essex-instincts so hardened (ha ha) that you don't need much time at all?around Britain no planehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832626578044856859noreply@blogger.com