I’d never been to Malta before and was surprised initially at how developed it was. There didn’t seem to be any nature or wildlife, only large houses, churches and building cranes as far as the eye could see. I was staying in a hotel in Valletta and was speaking at a conference there. Most of… Read More »
San Francisco is famous for the cable cars and so I was pleased to see that on the street next to my hotel was the terminal station of the Van Ness cable car. It was $8 for one way or $13 all day which covered al the buses and street cars too. I don’t know… Read More »
Route 1 is a tourist route which takes you along the coast of Northern California. i wanted to spend the day moving under my own steam and so I rented a car. That in itself was very difficult because I don’t own a credit card. So I had to get my American friend to use… Read More »
I went on a boat trip between the Golden Gate Bridge and the Oakland Bridge from Fisherman’s Wharf. It lasted 90 mins and cost $45 and it was unremarkable. Later that day I took a taxi ride in an autonomous Waymo car and it lasted 5 minutes and cost me $22 and was easily the… Read More »
I plucked up enough courage this morning to go to the Shrewsbury parkrun. I had been holding back because I imagined there being hundreds of athletic fitness fanatics in shorts and vests and expensive running shoes. There were plenty of these people at the bandstand in the Quarry at 9 o’clock but also some less… Read More »
Teaching refugees is something that I’ve been trying to break into in the UK so it was lucky when my friend said she knew someone who might be looking for help. The Shropshire Support Refugees is a local charity and deals with refugees from all over the world, not only the guys who come illegally… Read More »
I was in The Cotswolds and less than a mile from Beaumont Polo Club. With a guest pass in my hand and umbrella in hand, I was a little unsure what I would find there. I arrived 20 mins before the first game at 2pm but found that I was the only one there. So… Read More »
It’s carnival season, not just in Mid Wales (see Knighton show!) but also in London. I hadn’t planned to go there but I had the bank holiday off and headed into town from Sunbury and then realised the carnival was on. Hence I was not dressed in a skimpy bikini, fishnet tights and covered in… Read More »
Both my grandparents are buried in Knighton churchyard and my mother was born there so the connection to the town in quite strong. My sister and I decided to take part in the summer show and submit some exhibits into the competition. She put in crafts and photography and I put in photos and baking.… Read More »
My sister and I were having a day out and driving along the lanes of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire between Ludlow and Newtown. We went to Knighton and found the graves of our grandparents in the churchyard, cleaned it up a bit and then hopped back in the car towards Clun. The lanes of this part… Read More »