Rum at Dusk
“All the complex wires of life were stripped out and he could see the structure of life. “Nothing but rock and sea, the tiny figures…
Category: Travel
Postcards from the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
I’ve been involved in a rather special journey over the last week or so — accompanying my friend Duncan Davis on his narrowboat, Pearl Barley, from…
A Pilgrimage to Bardsey Island
The Llŷn Peninsula sits on the very north western corner of Wales. We (like many others) have always referred to it as the pig’s ear…
The Lake District and I
Back in June (remember, when it was really raining?) we went camping with a bunch of friends in Dodgson Wood, on the banks of Coniston…
Ordnance Artworks
The Ordnance Survey maps I mentioned in my last post really are extraordinary. We’re so fortunate to have such beautiful artworks made for us… This…
Remembering Ardnamurchan
Recently, with our boys away, my wife and I set off on a small road trip. We headed north from our home in Newcastle, bound…