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Ripon for the day – a Day of Newly-weds, impenetrable accents and feeding ducks 03/11/25
Read my Bradford travel logue here. The 29th city on my list is the North Yorkshire city of Ripon which you will find 213 miles north of… Read more “Ripon for the day – a Day of Newly-weds, impenetrable accents and feeding ducks 03/11/25”
A Beautiful Mind review
Number 191 on the top 1000 films of all time is Ron Howard’s 2001 Life is Beautiful. I’m going slightly out of order, as I had the chance to… Read more “A Beautiful Mind review”
19/05/25 Winchester day trip – A day of Bento boxes, hot tubs in churches and a whole load of cows
Read my Stoke travelogue here. The twenty-third city on my list is the Hampshire city of Winchester which you will find sixty miles southwest of London. As… Read more “19/05/25 Winchester day trip – A day of Bento boxes, hot tubs in churches and a whole load of cows”
14/04/25 Southampton day trip – a day of book exchanges, inaccessible waterfronts and the worst internet connectivity ever
Read my St Alban’s travel logue. You will find Southampton eighty miles southwest of London in the country of Hampshire. It has a simple etymology. Ham is… Read more “14/04/25 Southampton day trip – a day of book exchanges, inaccessible waterfronts and the worst internet connectivity ever”
Lincoln for the Day – a day of Paul Robeson statues, steep hills and Narnia themed pubs 27/01/25
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”
The Bridge on the River Kwai review
Number 131 on the top 1000 films of all time is the film that earned Alec Guiness, the Best Actor Oscar: The Bridge on the River Kwai. Set in… Read more “The Bridge on the River Kwai review”
Downfall Review
Number 127 on top 1000 films of all time is the German WW2 film: Downfall. Set in Nazi Germany, Downfall explores the last ten days of Adolf Hitler (Bruno… Read more “Downfall Review”
Inglorious Bastards review
Number 120 on the top 1000 films of all time is Quentin Tarantino’s war-comedy-drama Inglorious Basterds. Set during WW2, Inglorious Basterds tells the storyfictional story of two different attempts… Read more “Inglorious Bastards review”
Unforgiven Review
Number 123 on the top 1000 films of all time is Clint Eastwood’s swan song to the Western genre: Unforgiven. Directed, produced and starring Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven tells the… Read more “Unforgiven Review”
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