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Rick Turner

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Ginger, husband, gay, giant, singer, narrowboater, Venetophile, photographer, designer and writer. We sold our house and swapped the 9-5 to become digital nomads. Watch our adventures on board & abroad here: https://youtube.com/@thefloatingnomads

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Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · Aug 10

Just two grown-ups pretending to have their act together while juggling life between a narrowboat & random adventures around the world

Spoiler: we don’t really. If you like watching people wing it through travel, navigation fails, and questionable decisions, this is for you

youtu.be/DSZhQBObXnk

The Floating Nomads | Slow Travel, Big Adventures

YouTube video by The Floating Nomads

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 7h

Come and see me do some comedy…and possibly get murdered because this regime doesn’t like gay people.

(I’ll still get paid).

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks! We’re not technically on holiday though - we don’t really live anywhere so are constantly moving! Sometimes that’s in the UK on the boat and sometimes it’s travelling country to country.

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 10h

I don’t use a teapot

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 12h

A flying visit to Napoli 🇮🇹

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 15h

Does she?

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Bafflement over Tory MP's admission she hacked Harriet Harman's website

Former hacktivists say action by Kemi Badenoch breaches Computer Misuse Act and question potential for prosecution or reform

www.theguardian.com

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 15h

Can’t remember who it was that cancelled most HS2 and rendered what remained pointless. Can you?

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 18h

Not this time!

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 18h

Be fair, she did use those skills to hack an opponent’s website.

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 18h

My English degree allows me to see the difference between ‘Britian’ and ‘Britain’

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 19h

Not this time

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 19h

This is a slightly bigger boat than mine, so very well!

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 20h

Good morning from the bay of Naples. Capri to one side, Vesuvius straight ahead. 💙

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

Supermoon 🌙

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

It has been chilly in the evenings, not quite there yet though!

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

No, it’s just a shirt

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

The ferry’s not bad… it has a pool (currently closed).

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

Farewell Cagliari and Sardinia, you have been amazing.

But now we travel on. To Naples by ferry! We arrive at 11am.

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

I think we did about 4 nights, we stayed in the Moxy which is in a glorious building!

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

We loved Lille!

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

😂

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 2d

In the month of the 100th birthday of Margaret Thatcher, let us pause to reflect on what a cruel, heartless twat she was.

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

For clarity, was that an American ‘fanny’ or a British one?

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

Every time I check he’s gone a bit more crazy

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

They’re evil

Rick Turner @rickturner.bsky.social · 1d

Ahh thanks! He’s better looking than me though