STORIES: TRAVEL
The Long Way Round
What could be nicer than to live it up with a couple of friends, eat canapés (not part of my five a day), drink an immodest [...]
It’s A Spaghetti Western
Storm Brendon, council Christmas tree disposal policy and a long walk home don't appear to have much in common. Put them all together and you can [...]
Joy To The World
Forget the heralding of Christmas with the purchase of industrial quantities of Brussel Sprouts. Better to trumpet the festivities with the Jerusalem artichoke. It achieves the [...]
The Twitcher
In a late night dash for home, it occurred to me that there was no milk in the fridge and so a short detour was called [...]
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 [...]