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Happy survivor

Broadsides from the pirate captain of the Jet Set

issue 09 August 2003

Gstaad

After the heat of the French Riviera and of the birthplace of selective democracy, the Alps are a welcome relief – up to a point. I am here on a family holiday, family being the operative word. Which means that neither my daughter nor son tolerates any hanky-panky, if you know what I mean.

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