STORIES: TRAVEL
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 [...]
The Blind Assassin
My neighbour was kind enough to drive me to #Heathrow terminal five. It rose out of the Hounslow ground like the architectural jewel of an emerging [...]
It’s Behind You
I have an inherent fear of snakes. Even the most innocuous of grass snakes assumes the status of an anaconda in my imagination. As a child, [...]
Cinque Terra
Weirdly, I quite like walking uphill. There is no denying that age, expanding girth and lack of fitness make this more of a challenge than for [...]