Alluring Autumn

26 Sep

The leaves are turning, and so are the wee helicopter seeds that are falling from the trees (don’t ask me which trees – I’m a city girl) and it seems like a good time to talk about some of the things I like about autumn.

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A war, a man, a trick, an IMAX film

20 Aug Film poster of The Odyssey showing Odysseus, fire and Trojan horse

I had been thinking of skipping Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, because, not in spite of, my abiding interest in ancient history. But a glowing review from Mark Kermode changed my mind.

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Thriller bundles from Book Sirens

1 Aug

The Sarcophagus Scroll is included in the August bundle of Dark Thriller and Thrillers at Book Sirens.

If you are looking for a new thriller to read, that means you can download a free e-copy of The Sarcophagus Scroll (if you haven’t already), or of any of the other books below! Click on the images to follow the links.

If you’re wondering why this is on my K C Murdarasi blog and not the Kat Miller one – it is over there too, but no one reads that one 😂

Day 20 – the end!

26 Jun

The Brussels hotel was cooler in the morning, of course, and my room even offered a weak coffee from a Nespresso-esque machine, to wake me up while I packed and dressed.

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Day 19: Como to Brussels

26 Jun

A long and not very pleasant day of travel.

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Day 18: Bari to Como

25 Jun

After getting a takeaway breakfast from Mondo Dolce (it wouldn’t have been takeaway if they had been quicker), Genti gave me a run into Bari to catch my train.

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Days 16 & 17: Bari

24 Jun

Two days in Bari and Sannicandro di Bari with my brother- and sister-in-law, Genti and Ida. And my word, was it hot!

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Days 7 to 15: Albania

21 Jun

I’m not going to try to describe everything l did this week. Most of you are following live on WhatsApp anyway so you have a flavour of it.

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Day 6: Dubrovnik to Shkodër

12 Jun

Finally in Albania! But it was a long road getting here today.

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Day 5: Split to Dubrovnik

11 Jun

On the whole, a really lovely day. When I was in Zagreb I did wonder if going to Albania the long way round was a bad idea. No, it wasn’t.

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