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Living the Dream 104. Permanent Holiday?

"It must be like a permanent holiday living over there." Yes, and No. Of late, we've been starved of guests. Hasn't everyone? Just last week, our friends were visited by their daughter and her family, so, with none of our own, we borrowed those
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Sean 12, 13

“Truth is, I’m not much of a gambler either. Those over there are dollar tables - for serious money. This is the forint table where amateurs like me can have a few drinks, pretend to be adored by some beautiful women, and lose a few quid.”
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Kokkina

Just beyond Pomos is an anomaly; Kokkina. Kokkina is part of the Turkish occupied North, but is entirely encircled by the Republic. The only access is by boat.
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Sean 9, 10, 11

Weekly briefing with the station chief was never comfortable but at least today he had something to report. Russian organised crime was huge and impervious to local law enforcement. Gangs were well established in Central Europe, and were expanding into New York and London.
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Priority

pri·​or·​i·​ty | \ prī-ˈȯr-ə-tē Plural: priorities 1a: the quality or state of being prior b: superiority in rank, position, or privilege 2a: precedence in date or position of publication b: legal precedence in exercise of rights over the same subject matter: a preferential rating especially: one that allocates rights
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Sean 7 & 8

Neither Sean, nor his colleagues paid any attention to the man sat in the bar across the platform. He had travelled in the carriage behind them on the metro from Vaci utca. He paid no attention to anything but them.
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Living the Dream 103. The Covid Hokey-Cokey

Ahh...thank God that's over. What? Not over? Where's my mask? This is my current internal dialogue. I've been double-jabbed, as has Mrs L, and most, if not all of our friends. There are pretty much no restrictions that impact us, other than the
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Sean 5 & 6

"For twenty seven thousand forints, you should keep car. Always telephone taxi. Never from street. Never from outside pub. Never from outside airport. Phone. You understand?"
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