Tag Archives: vacation

Writing: Like Shitting a Brick Sideways

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Middlesextimber.co.uk Slow Weekend I took most of the weekend to myself. I took my time, relaxed, let my substantially depleted hair down, and got through some choice work in the progress. It wasn’t without its pain, as you will … Continue reading →

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Free Ebooks on Twitter

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: MadrasGeek.com I’m fast approaching my 1000th Twitter follower, and as a show of thanks, not to mention a heightened sense that there’s a marketing opportunity somewhere in here, I’m giving away all my published books as e-books to whoever … Continue reading →

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Welcome Home Colly

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Sue Elias At times, I had no clue what time of the day it was never mind the day of the week. And that was when the holiday hit its peak for me. This past year has been very … Continue reading →

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Pit Stop

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: TRF1 I started to feel quite run down towards the end of last week and after my last blog post on Saturday felt really quite rubbish. So I downed tools and took a pit stop, a little time out … Continue reading →

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Lilos And Loungers

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Clare Savory The holiday bug has bitten. I’m not talking about taking a few days off work to relax, do some writing or work around the house, I’m talking about going somewhere the sun always shines, the sky and … Continue reading →

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Terra Firma

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: David Goehring Welcome, dear readers, to the first blog post on ‘Freedom from the Mundane’ for over a fortnight. Just when you thought it was safe to direct your angst-ridden browsers to my blog, in the false hope that … Continue reading →

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Cruisin’

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: TwoBrown In about three and a half hours I will be leaving for Edinburgh Airport. From there I will fly to Palma, Majorca, where I will get on board a floating city and cruise the Mediterranean Sea for the … Continue reading →

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Finally, Those Damn Rome Pictures

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Instead of the rumoured Indian Summer, cold and crisp mornings seem to have arrived early here in Edinburgh. That’s how the days have been starting lately since September turned, with heavy rain coming on in the afternoons. I won’t be … Continue reading →

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