By John Simpson, Monday, May 14, 2012
'Venetians,' said my guidebook, in that irritating know-it-all way guidebooks can have, 'forget that the outside world exists. They talk as though Venice is the only place on earth that counts.' I didn't believe it for a minute
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By John Simpson, Sunday, April 1, 2012
So here you are, installed in your seat with your seatbelt done up, no doubt waiting for your first drink. You've just picked up High Life and by good luck (my good luck, that is, not necessarily yours) this article has caught your eye
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By John Simpson, Tuesday, March 27, 2012
I've fastened my seatbelt and made sure my seatback is in the upright position; I think that's what the cabin announcement just said. I'm whacked. I finally got to bed at 1am, lay down until 4am, packed and shaved (sort of)
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By John Simpson, Monday, February 20, 2012
I've always had a problem with New York. Not with Chicago, San Francisco, Washington or Boston, all of which I like a great deal; just with New York
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By John Simpson, Monday, January 2, 2012
You can't knock around the globe as a reporter for decades on end and not bump into the occasional war or revolution. I've racked up 41, I'm afraid; though how sad is it to sit down and add them all up, as I've just done?
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By John Simpson, Thursday, November 3, 2011
Let's be clear from the start: I've always been crap at cricket. But that doesn't mean I don't like it. After all, I can't draw, but I still enjoy Botticelli and Poussin and Bonnard
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