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Real Name: George
Lives In: Liverpool, UK
Birth Date: September 8, 1945
Member Since: Oct 04, 2004
Last Login: Oct 01, 2007   09:04 UTC
Member's Time: Jul 27, 2008   10:06 BST
VT Rank: 3348
Deals Rank: Unranked
External Page:www.allaboutliverpool.com
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The good and the bad and the ugly of tourism

by drgrcook - last update: Dec 27, 2004

Mission statement

Liverpool Canning Dock Dec 2004
I have lived in Liverpool since 1974 when it had not quite sunk to the depths of despair that it was to reach. Dispite that it had an appeal that led me to stay and work as a GP in Liverpool. On 6th December I launched allaboutliverpool my own site

The purpose of my VT site is to provide an antidote to my wife's site allaboutnice which generally ignores Liverpool and concentrates on Nice where we have a small studio.

My VT Nice travel site describes the horrors of that beautiful city and is not meant to deter tourists but prepare them, and hopefully put a boot up the backsides of the Nice city elders who are in danger of letting a jewel sink into the mire.

The VT Liverpool site will heap praise on a city that is really trying hard but I will not be afraid to bruise a few egos.

Other travel sites are a bit of self indulgence to remind me of other places, in their hundreds, but most will be omitted because of the passage of time since I visited.

Who wants to know about 1968 Brussels, 1975 Amsterdam, 1978 Hamburg or Scarborough in 1951?
Perhaps as I revisit these places I can add the odd reference as I have in Paris.

I hope to be dynamic and keep revising every tip or comment but as the site grows it will become more difficult. The standard of some of the VT sites is remarkable and I am convinced that every travel guide should have quotes and references from VT.

Keep up the good work all you contributors, I would never plagiarise anyones work and if I see a site where my words are similar I will change them. If you feel that I am copying, let me know!

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St Georges Hall Nov 2004

Liverpool warehouses Nov 2004
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Model of Nice Opera House

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Comments for drgrcook
MiniMaxi Thu Dec 9, 2004 19:58 UTC
 Thanks for the comments George, sorry I reply only now but I was travelling. I'll check out your Berlin pages as you suggest... and see what the connection with Venice is :) Never been to Berlin alas (yet :) Ciao!
LuisGuimaraes Sun Nov 14, 2004 20:12 UTC
 Congratulations
nhcram Wed Nov 10, 2004 19:48 UTC
 You have done far more than I did in my first month. I fancy Nice but perssuading my hubby is a different thing I am afraid.
sandysmith Sat Nov 6, 2004 23:47 UTC
 a great mission statement - you have a fine writing style.
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