STORIES: TRAVEL

Northern Delights

June 12th, 2019|

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 [...]

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Bowled Over

April 28th, 2019|

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 [...]

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The Blind Assassin

January 20th, 2019|

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 [...]

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It’s Behind You

December 9th, 2018|

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, [...]

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Cinque Terra

November 24th, 2018|

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 [...]

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Whats That App?

November 10th, 2018|

I like to think I am a woman in my prime. The evidence does not necessarily support this position. There are those that think I have [...]

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