Oxford is a prestigious college in England. Derek begins attending Oxford the summer after his affair with Viv and it is his excuse for ending their relationship.
The Royalty Kinema is a movie theater in Windsor where Viv and Derek often spend their afternoons. It is from here that Viv and Derek are thrown out when the manager catches them attempting to have intimate relations.
Chelsea Clarion is a weekly publication where Viv gets her first job and becomes a talented writer.
Verband Westdeutscher Zeitungen or VWZ is the German equivalent of Rueters. Kurt Rainer works for VWZ and decides to employ Viv as his assistant.
Viv uses saddle bags to carry her luggage while she is traveling on the Vespa.
Sluggsy cuts into the back of Viv's.....
