Read my Portsmouth travel logue here. The seventeenth city that I am visiting is the East-midland city of Lincoln. The general idea is to visit these cities… Read more “Lincoln for the Day – a day of Paul Robeson statues, steep hills and Narnia themed pubs 27/01/25”
Die Hard review
Number 138 on the top 1000 films of all time is the action block-buster Die Hard. John Mclane (Bruce Willis) is an NYPD, visiting his estranged wife, Holly Gennero-Mclane… Read more “Die Hard review”
A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Carnivorous Carnival Review
Dear Reader, we have come to the end of the second season of a Series of Unfortunate Events. In this series, the Baudelaire orphans have met bullies,… Read more “A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Carnivorous Carnival Review”
Judgement at Nuremberg review
Number 136 on the top 1000 films of all time is the 1961 courtroom drama, Judgement at Nuremberg. Inspired by the infamous Nuremberg Trials, Judgement at Nuremberg focusses on… Read more “Judgement at Nuremberg review”
A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Hostile Hospital review
Dear Reader, if you think that after seven installments, the lives of the Baudelaires would have improved, then you are sorely wrong. Within this sorry episode, the… Read more “A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Hostile Hospital review”
Pan’s Labyrinth review
Number 133 on the top 1000 films of all time is Guillame del Toro’s dark fantasy film: Pan’s Labyrinth. Set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, Pan’s… Read more “Pan’s Labyrinth review”
Portsmouth for the Day 21/12/24
Read about my Oxford trip here. 2024 is quickly coming to a close. But before it does, I wanted to squeeze in one final city. The city… Read more “Portsmouth for the Day 21/12/24”
A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Vile Village review
Dear Reader, if you are reading this blog, then obviously you like to read distressing stories of attractive and intelligent orphans confront horrific events, such as stringent… Read more “A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Vile Village review”
My Polish trip – Day Nine 07/12/24 – A Day of delayed flights, unsmiling border guards and the most effective anti-smoking PSA known to man
Read Day Eight here I spent a week completing a cultural exchange programme facilitated by the company Angloville, where I provided conversation practice to Polish adults near Bialystok. This… Read more “My Polish trip – Day Nine 07/12/24 – A Day of delayed flights, unsmiling border guards and the most effective anti-smoking PSA known to man”
My Polish trip – Day 8 – 06/12/24 – A Day of long coach journeys, goodbyes and one final meal
Read Day 7 here. I spent a week completing a cultural exchange programme facilitated by the company Angloville, where I provided conversation practice to Polish adults near Bialystok We… Read more “My Polish trip – Day 8 – 06/12/24 – A Day of long coach journeys, goodbyes and one final meal”
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