They went their separate ways, Sanders to stardom, Paxton to aimlessly wandering the back alleys of Los Angeles.

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One would be the safe world of electronic toll roads, the other a collection of dark and dangerous back alleys.

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The authorities also tried to tidy up the city by confining street vendors to back alleys and rounding up stray dogs.

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But the main issues, she says, were the pubs, the state of back alleys and pavements, education and the perception of rising crime.

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Which is not to say back alleys aren't still called "lanes, " or oyster-and-pig roasts on neighboring Tybee Island are no longer steeped in local fish-camp-hunt club tradition.

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Even smokers, who are normally cast into the back alleys in cigarette-averse Los Angeles, have a comfortable trolley on an outdoor patio in which to enjoy their Gitanes cigarettes.

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He felt instantly at home in Marrakech, exploring its dusty alleys, unearthing subtle evidence of its ancient culture and discovering craftsmen still working with skills harking back to its medieval past.

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