Other stuff
If it doesn't fit into the other categories you'll find it here.
Spring 2023
Most Springs I am in good shape, this one I'm recovering from an...
Convalescent trek
It was the First of March and I was in hospital. I had...
Carob cookies
I was bored, sitting around waiting for an op to be scheduled. Something...
Temporary refocus
He sat on the top step, his battered old hat slightly down over...
A strange dangling thing
There are times when history can catch up with you. It wasn't planned...
Periwinkles and butterflies
The thought of doing a Spring post the days just before the season...
Not the usual sort of thing
We go places and take photographs of the regular type of stuff, but...
Finally a lightweight laptop
I began writing up my travel experiences over ten years ago. There were...
Some asides
This is just a few little things that I'm doing during the lockdown...
You're gonna love California
My father told me to go out and make some friends. I stood...
About those ego travellers
There are times when I'm off the road that I get bored and...
Unplanned and unwanted
I awoke early, just before 7am, got up and put the kettle on...
Those astonishing circumstances
Occasionally you end up in a strange situation. It happens almost naturally and...
Sitting and staring
One thing I notice when out and about, particularly in touristy places, are...
King of traffic jams
London is huge. Like very big with an attitude. Every town and city...
Finding things to do when you can't get on the road
We ain't going nowhere. The current situation has put a clamp on just...
Water and bloom
Spring has officially arrived and it looks like we are, finally, about to...
Stay home
Normally I am not one to let outside things hold me back from...
A winnowing in the offing
Last summer in the Basque Country saw me only visit two towns, one...
Don't I wish
It was just an ordinary ride on a local bus. When the temperature...
Sometimes you just need a laugh
With all the seriousness in epidemic mode around the world, there needs to...
The Kilmer connection
He watched carefully as the patrol moved. The G98 was raised slowly and...
Cutting it down and fixing it up
In an earlier post I mentioned the new pack I'd bought to use...
About those Expats
I stood in amazement as this white, middle class, Englishman ranted on to...
The Doors and Portals
We look out a window, often to see what's there. Sometimes imagination comes...
Just a little shakshuka
We all like our various dishes as the towns and countries roll by....
Maybe it's time for a change
Lately a number of situations have arisen which are giving rise to a...
Lord of the Rings, a Travelers Guide
The past 50 odd years has seen The Lord of the Rings progress...
Graffiti to street art
It's all over the place. From miserable scrawls to world class artists. Scribbles...
