The news that Donald Trump is to visit the UK on Friday 13th July sent a chill down my spine .

 You see it’s personal between the Donald and me . He has been following me. Or at least in my footsteps when he comes to Europe

First it was Taormina for the G7. He went to the Greek Amphitheatre next to the Timeo where I stayed.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by ANGELO CARCONI/EPA/REX/Shutterstock (8846599ac) Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump G7 Summit in Taormina, Italy – 26 May 2017 US President Donald J. Trump (L) and First Lady Melania Trump (2-L) arrive at the Greek Theater to attend a concert, on the sideline of the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily island, Italy, 26 May 2017. Heads of States and of Governments of the G7, the group of most industrialized economies, plus the European Union, meet in Taormina, Italy, from 26 to 27 May 2017 for a summit titled ‘Building the Foundations of Renewed Trust’.

Then Trump was in Hamburg for the G20 and  pitching up at the Hotel Atlantic .

The “Atlantic” hotel is pictured in Hamburg, Germany, June 21, 2017. Picture taken June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

I stayed there as it features in John le Carre’s work . Amusingly Trump couldn’t get a room at the Atlantic . A very minor triumph which brought a smile to my face as I remembered my suite with a view across the lake .Trumped Trump for once .

Now it’s all starting again . I will be looking over my shoulder in London on Friday 13th .

Travel Hamburg John le Carre Taormina Trump