How To UK Register Your Car

by Chartreuse Green 06/03/2014 7:39 am

You may be an expat returning from abroad, a member of the armed services previously stationed in Europe or immigrating to the UK. One thing you will have in common is a attachment to your car, all the associations with your travels, outings, friends and adventures on foreign soil. Of course, you could sell it, replace it with a UK model or use public transport but another just wouldn’t be the same. With some patience, form-filling and a certain financial… Continue Reading...

Vaping Virgin

by Chartreuse Green 01/12/2013 1:45 pm

I didn’t intend on that day to leave cigarettes behind me. Back in 2006, I had the distinction of being the only person in my Quit Smoking Group who gave up on a permanent basis. Six years later I decided to join my partner in the occasional draw and before I knew it I was re-hooked. However, my partner had also introduced me to a long-standing friend, Steve. Steve had had a health alert the previous year and decided to… Continue Reading...

Contemporary Camping Virgin

by Chartreuse Green 23/09/2013 12:05 pm

As for many Brits of my demographic, the 'c' word was coloured, or rather washed out, by early memories of cold, damp and other forms of discomfort. I became a convert over the months of a developing relationship and meeting my partner's best, and my new, friends. The three are ardent campers and reassured me constantly that 'camping has changed'. I was presented with photographic evidence of the beautiful orange and blue glow of my partner's small tent against their… Continue Reading...

Canal Virgin

by Chartreuse Green 12/09/2013 12:03 pm

For months I'd heard tales of, seen photos of, and even had a phone call from, 'Dave's Boat'’, a sort of party-float, narrow boat of somewhat battered demeanour where alcohol flows as generously as the Ashby canal and rollicking cheer is the default setting. Whilst staying with friends a walk away from the good ship, word went up that a voyage may be afoot and we were at the Marina in time for our friend Steve to set the pump… Continue Reading...

Blue Badge – You Have To Want it

by Chartreuse Green 12/09/2013 11:29 am

With a Blue Badge up for renewal, I received a letter I should have acted on immediately. Issued by the local council it enables the posessor to park in disabled bays and on yellow lines for certain times in certain conditions. Step one: apply on line. After four attempts during which pages failed to fill in and my session timed out, the text was completed with only a photo upload remaining. I asked my aerial photographer significant other to take… Continue Reading...