Going Global
Posted in Updates on 23rd October 2012
Lots of things have been changing over the past few weeks. Subtle at first, then strange and rapid - I've found myself plunged into a very different world. At first it felt tenuous, unlikely and fragile - but now, after a 10,000 mile round trip and a magical weekend, it's...
The Second City Revisited
Posted in Railways on 6th October 2012
Today could have been a very different day if it happened a week ago... I wasn't going to head for the Severn Valley today. It didn't feel like the right thing to do from the very outset of the morning. A frantic dash around the house to create enough time...
Not Afraid of the Dark: The Old River Lea
Posted in London on 29th September 2012
There is a fairly certain sense to my London wanderings, built around a particular set of trains and a surprisingly uniform pattern of travel. I haven't, in the main, set out to do this consciously - more it's a mixture of necessity, comfort and the repeated urge to walk certain...