My 2018 travel highlights
I was already travelling when 2018 kicked off, mid-way through a 10-week trip to Europe. There were times this year when I wished life would slow…
A double dose of Shakespeare
William Shakespeare has popped into my life twice this year (so far!). Stratford-upon-Avon, the Bard’s hometown, was a spur-of-the-moment stop on my road trip around England…
The mystery of Agatha Christie
Despite being a huge crime fiction fan, it had been many years since I’d read an Agatha Christie novel. That changed on a visit to Devon,…
In an English country garden
Beautiful stone walls and hedges border garden beds brimming with flowers, busy bees and all shades of green. Gardeners are hard at work, and visitors are…
My love affair with London
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” So wrote the 18th century essayist and poet Samuel Johnson. He could easily have…
Chatting to the Chelsea Pensioners
Killing time sometimes leads to wonderful discoveries while travelling. On a stopover in London earlier this year, I had allowed myself extra time to find an…
A Glass Half Full 