Life's about experiences. These are mine.
While we had spent the large part of yesterday aboard the boat it was actually moored all day at Corfu. The appeal of this particular cruise is that it stops at a different location every day with the exception of today which is spent all at sea. This meant that we had all day to …
Seems to have been a long time coming but we are finally away on what is our first ever two week holiday without the boys. One is now safely back at university and the other is left at home working. This year we had decided to take a cruise around the Greek islands staring in …
Continue reading “Greece 2013 – Gatwick – Digitally Disconnected”
Reading has been my home since 1988 when I moved here for my first job. In the intervening years there have been many changes and almost all have had a positive impact on the town (no, it’s still not a city). One of the great things about Reading is the river Thames and Kennet and …
Amsterdam is one of my favourite cities. It has a wonderful mix of laid back charm and frenetic sleaziness. We were back there last weekend for what is probably our third or fourth visit. Every time we go we discover something new – either deliberately or by stumbling over it. This time it was the Rijksmuseum, which …
As part of a health kick this year I have been getting out on my bike a couple of times a week. This has been around the relatively quiet roads and cycleways of the place I live on the outskirts of Reading. However, one day a week I go to the office in central London …
Continue reading “I Rode a Boris Bike and Lived to Tell the Tale!”
Just on the way back from a long weekend in Yorkshire. It is bright and sunny as we approach Birmingham and not like the winter wonderland we left behind in Harrogate. However, the weather we fine yesterday when we went over to Saltaire and the the Five Rise locks at Bingley. Why anyone thought that …
I have just spent the day in London for work, something that I will now be doing one day a week for the foreseeable future. To get to the office I took public transport all the way using the bus, train and tube. You are encouraged to use public transport through a variety of means …
Continue reading “There is something badly wrong with our public transport system”
So I’d be the first to admit that Birmingham wouldn’t have been my first choice as a destination for a weekend break, it’s hardly mentioned in many travellers top 10 but then we had an ulterior motive for coming as we have a son studying at the university here. The first issue Birmingham has is …
Loving the Google Doodle today to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London Underground.
Kew Gardens were offering free entry today and so we took advantage of their largess and made our way along. Of course the best time to visit is when there are leaves on the trees and it’s not raining but we had a good time nevertheless.