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The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
This is what I blog about
Tag Archives: travel
Biking For Boys #motorcycles #memories #walking
I’m not your classic petrol head. I passed my motorbike test in 1980 but my driving test took another 3 years and one epic fail (reversing round the corner and aligning ones vehicle with the pavement – a totally useless … Continue reading
Posted in memories, miscellany, transport, walking
Tagged ace cafe, cars, motorbikes, travel, walking
33 Comments
There Are People And Then There was This Chap
‘Silly Bunts’. It came up in a comment the other day. It references a Monty Python sketch called The Travel Agent and… anyway, I tried to recalled when I heard that on another occasion and, like a dog to a … Continue reading
Travel Horrors: Being In Love
1984 and the Textiliste and I married. That’s officially long ago. We’ve done the 30 years – pearls apparently – and rubies beckon. They’ll be cake and stuff and hopefully no travel. Big events and travel don’t combine well when … Continue reading
Posted in flash fiction, miscellany, writing
Tagged 1984, edinburgh Fringe Festival, flash fiction, honeymoon, paris, travel
27 Comments
Trains, Planes And, Er, More Trains
Dad talked about catching the new Victoria Line when it opened in the late 1960s. He kept one of the new tickets that you put in an automated barrier rather than gave to a guard. Only many people couldn’t get … Continue reading
Posted in miscellany, trains, transport, travel
Tagged Elizabeth Line, Hitchcock, Leytonstone, trains, travel
31 Comments
Love…
I’m in Northern Ireland. I miss Dog. Does he miss me…?
Mechanised Farts: The Motorcycle Years
I’ve owned several cycles, from the barely functional to the state of the art (and crashed every one, with or without the assistance of others). I’ve owned several cars (and dented them – I’m especially talented at ripping wingmirrors off … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, humour, memories, miscellany, travel
Tagged humour, memories, motorbike, travel
32 Comments
Travel Challenge: A Reflection
Doing the travel challenge makes me appreciate, once again, my luck to be able to travel and see many wonderful places. My views don’t remain consistent and some changes to my favourites are inevitable. Back in April 2015, I did … Continue reading
Travel Challenge – The Results, Day Ten
You kindly followed me through ten days of travel pictures, guessing where each one might be. I thought I’d put you out of your collective miseries/make you punch the air with a ‘Yes, I was right’ with a follow up. … Continue reading
Travel Challenge – The Results, Day Eight
You kindly followed me through ten days of travel pictures, guessing where each one might be. I thought I’d put you out of your collective miseries/make you punch the air with a ‘Yes, I was right’ with a follow up. … Continue reading