Sure, we had our ups and downs over the years, but overall it was great.

I thought about this a lot as I drove up and down the east coast. These were unforgettable journeys.

This implies that they are caused by the minute fluctuations in how the brain represents where you want to look.

'I've seen enough ups and downs to know that the recent turbulence we've experienced is part of a natural cycle.

After leaving Russe I cycled for two days down through northern Bulgaria, whose green, rolling countryside - and the resemblance is too striking to pass without comment - reminded me of Britain.