Seaside Rendezvous - A Brighton Weekend
Posted in Travel on 15th March 2017
It's a long time since I've made this trip... As we skirt the edge of the Hamble Estuary in bright, spring sunshine I can almost ignore the weird doubling-over sensation in my gut. We've spent a few days in Brighton - a long promised destination, and one which has figured...
London's Other Orbitals: Walking the A503
Posted in London on 11th March 2017
I've written before about my early interest in roads - one that has never really gone away, and has often reawakened at times I've felt challenged or frustrated. That I now have a willing partner in crime who is happy to take sometimes quite lengthy excursions has meant that I've...
Going to the Dogs: An Island Apart
Posted in London on 4th March 2017
I've always been a little nervous about guided walks. From the awkward, rather typically British issue of trying to identify your fellow walkers at the outset - ideally without actually asking anyone - to the tricky etiquette of dispersing at the walk's end, they're a minefield. I once thought I'd...