STORIES: TRAVEL
Halfway Down The Stairs
#A.A. Milne might have sat down half way down the stairs, but he never did it because he couldn’t wait another second to see what had [...]
How To Catch A Taxi
Coming out on to the street, the heat hit me. A day of brainstorming had taken its toll. No matter how good the air conditioning and [...]
All Life Is On The Bus
Highways England have written to me as part of a consultation about a proposed Motorway junction improvement scheme. That is to say, the letter began "Dear [...]
Two Front Teeth
Flying has been a feature of my life. I cannot begin to calculate how many flights I have been on. Not all of them have begun [...]
Northern Delights
I've been to Gateshead, where despite the chill winds, skirts are still high. Northern women are tough, resilient to the elements but not without a soft [...]
Bowled Over
Now I'm alert to the risks that public parks present me with: stray dogs with large teeth that will "hound" you for your lunch or even [...]
Put Your Foot Down
The Plumber was moaning about the cost of running a car. I told him that this was something outside my experience. He told me that his [...]
Flash All You Like
I met the Builder coming up the road with his dog. He was chuckling to himself and told me that he had just seen a very [...]