Eponymous, better known as timdracup.com, contains long-form posts drafted by a real human being. Everything is free to read. I specialise in Dracup family history, British walking trails and literary book reviews. But you’ll also find writing about music, bereavement and much else besides.

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Cinque Terre, HF Holidays, 9-16 May 2026

Tracy selected our next HF walking holiday, this time in Liguria, North West Italy. ‘Cinque Terre’ refers to five coastal villages located in the province of La Spezia. The surrounding area forms the Cinque Terre National Park. This part of the Ligurian coastline, extending to Portovenere with its three neighbouring islands, just south of the…

Two Serious Ladies – Jane Bowles

Jane Sydney Bowles, nee Auer (1917-1973) was born to Jewish parents in New York City. She was a sickly child, suffering from tuberculous arthritis, causing her mother to take her to Switzerland for treatment. She met writer and composer Paul Bowles (1910-1999) in 1937 and they married the following year, honeymooning in Central America. Both…