Read my Cornwall travel logue here. The thirty-first city on my list is the North-Western city of Salford which you will find 178 miles from London. Salford… Read more “Salford for the Day – 19/01/26 – a Day of confusing train stations, baffling city centres and feeding geese”
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Dear Lizzy
*If you’re not from London, the UK, this poem will probably be lost on you. It’s a love/hate letter to our newest subway line: the Elizabeth line.*… Read more “Dear Lizzy”
Wells for the Day 18/08/25- a Day of Pesky Pigeons, Perilous Pentagrams and Slobbery Cows
Read my Wolverhampton travel logue here. After a brief hiatus, I am back visiting the 27th city on my list: England’s smallest city or so they say:… Read more “Wells for the Day 18/08/25- a Day of Pesky Pigeons, Perilous Pentagrams and Slobbery Cows”
16/06/25 Wolverhampton day trip – A day of gorillas, peaky blinders and a flock of vicious geese
Read my Worcester travel logue here Wolverhampton is a special city. Not only is it the 26th city on my list, but also the last city I… Read more “16/06/25 Wolverhampton day trip – A day of gorillas, peaky blinders and a flock of vicious geese”
09/06/25 – Worcester – A day of nightmare trains, half-naked lions and a whole load of charity shops
Read my Wakefield travellogue here. What’s the hardest thing in the English language to say? Not squirrel or antidisestablishmentarianism, but Worcestershire sauce. A close second would be… Read more “09/06/25 – Worcester – A day of nightmare trains, half-naked lions and a whole load of charity shops”
Salisbury 24/02/25 – A day of free cushions, £3 pints and calming areas
Read my Lincoln travel logue here. I’m halfway through my list! It’s taken me almost two years but I am finally past the halfway point. How am… Read more “Salisbury 24/02/25 – A day of free cushions, £3 pints and calming areas”
Top ten most overrated things to do in London
Summer’s almost over and you didn’t manage your trip to London. You’re sad you didn’t get get to go on the London Eye, see the Changing of… Read more “Top ten most overrated things to do in London”
Another top ten non-tourist things to do in London
You’ve been to London already? You loved it so much that you’re coming back? And you’ve already seen everything on my first list. Don’t worry, I have… Read more “Another top ten non-tourist things to do in London”
Top ten non-tourist things to do in London
Summer is coming. You’ve booked your trip to London, but you want to do something more interesting than the standard London Eye, Big Ben, and Trafalgar… Read more “Top ten non-tourist things to do in London”
Gloucester for the day 29/04/24
Read my Exeter travelogue here. The tenth city on my list is the South-Western city of Gloucester 112 miles from London. Gloucester’s etymology is two-fold. The “Glou”… Read more “Gloucester for the day 29/04/24”
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