Category: places
- Sicily ()
A warm winter break K and I spent a long weekend in Sicily, because even in winter it’s blue and golden gold, and the stone benches are warm to sit on, at least in the afternoon, and you can still drink coffee outside, and even a cup of tea, and in the evening you can […]
- Tides in Tenby ()
We went to Wales for a week; to Tenby, a place I’ve visited many times before but never stayed in. So we stayed there. The first few days were glorious. Hot sun, a gentle breeze, accommodating tides. Perfect beach weather, and we beached accordingly. Later in the week the weather cooled a bit and we […]
- Driving through Tywi Forest ()
If you drive directly east out of the small Welsh town of Tregaron, you soon find yourself climbing the mountains that lurk there. You climb gradually up one side of the Afon Berwyn valley, and already you feel like you’re somewhere special. The road gets narrower and more hairpinbendy, and there are steep drops and […]
- Tulips in the city ()
Visiting the garden at 120 Fenchurch St We went to London to do some things, and one of those things was a visit to the new Garden at 120 Fenchurch St. And it’s lovely. We arrived first thing in the morning, which was a good idea. We had the place all to ourselves for the first half hour […]
- Perpignan, etc ()
We stayed in a tiny village a few miles from Perpignan. Smack in the middle of wine country – getting to the village from any direction means driving for at least 20 minutes through miles and twisty mountain roads, with vineyards filling every possible piece of usable land. Down the road was the Lac de […]
- Boston (and Pride) ()
I went to Boston and Cambridge for a few days for work. Boston and Cambridge are nice. Met some lovely people, shot a bit of video, played a bit of werewolf. A good few days. While walking around the city on the Saturday afternoon, I found myself in the middle of Boston Pride. What a […]
- A stone in my wallet ()
I want to tell you about my favourite beach in the whole world. It’s called Traeth Llyfn, and you’ll find it on the north coast of Pembrokeshire, facing directly west into the Irish Sea. There’s no direct access by car. You have to walk north from Abereiddi Bay, or south from Porthgain. I managed another visit […]
- A week in Greece ()
Gosh it’s lovely isn’t it? Earlier this year we took a little family holiday in Greece – the first time B and I had been there, the second time for K. It was lovely. Greece is lovely. We spent the first few days on the island of Poros. Quiet, out of the way, gorgeous. The […]
- Very Vienna ()
A trip with purpose We spent a few days in Vienna, mainly because I had a good reason to go there. We stayed in the 25 Hours hotel. Apart from a small hiccup with the room (which the staff sorted out quickly and without any fuss), it proved to be a good choice. Well located for all […]
- Kilve and St Audrie’s ()
Given the time and the opportunity, I like to take a day off from work and take my camera for a walk. A week or so ago, the camera and I drove to the Somerset coast to visit two geologically interesting beaches: Kilve and St Audrie’s. I fell in love. It was a familiar love, […]