Battleaxe is jetting off to Turkey after a little look at Labour

Why do celebs in the media always ‘jet off’ to places?  Battleaxe will breathe such a sigh of relief when our Easyjet plane manages to lurch down the runway at Gatwick and drag itself into…

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Hastings Battleaxe goes to Portugal

First time abroad for two years – in February 2020 we went to Vienna – seems like a lifetime ago, but last week Hastings Battleaxe and Philosopher went to Portugal. Daughter C and family are…

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Remembering the Suez Canal with Hastings Battleaxe

Yes, the Suez Canal is massive, global news at the moment, with a huge container ship wedged across it. It has now been stuck for five days, causing massive disruption. This photo below, with the…

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On we go… Hastings Battleaxe thaws out.

On we go indeed.  In my last post I spoke scathingly about the Beast from the East appearing as the Kitten from Thames Ditton, but of course, I spoke too soon.  Last week was, apparently,…

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Hastings Battleaxe recommends Vienna

Just got back yesterday after a lovely few days – even the weather did its best. An excellent hotel, good value and very convenient, and some great things to see… we didn’t do the half…

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