Monthly Archives: September 2016

Talking on the Tube… has the whole world gone mad?

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

For a huge city, London is quite a friendly place. We didn’t even make the list of the most unfriendly cities of 2016 and Londoners are many things but they don’t have a reputation as being eternally grumpy like Paris … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, London | Tagged British Problems, Commuting, Introvert, Introverts, Life, London, London Underground, The Tube, Tube Chat | 13 Comments

Portmanteaus from Brangelina to Brexit

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Admittedly there isn’t much of a journey to along the alphabet from Brangelina to Brexit but these two events, which seem to have defined the summer illustrate just how much we use Portmanteaus from the important things in life to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Popular Culture, writing | Tagged Brangelina, Brexit, English, history, Language, Life, London, New York, Portmanteau, writing | 2 Comments

The Bank of England issues plastic £5 notes

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Tuesday sees the Bank of England issuing the first in the range of plastic bank notes which will begin the process of phasing out paper money forever. The first note to be issued with be the £5 note and will … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, News | Tagged £5 note, Bank of England, Churchill, Fiver, history, Money, Paper Money, Polymer Notes | 6 Comments

A small step for man – A giant leap for my company, Ye Olde England Tours

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

It is now almost 3 years I started Ye Olde England Tours with the aim of providing a professional, friendly and totally personalised series of tours. Originally there were just 5 tours to choose from and now have 39 (with … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged business, England, holidays, Life, London, News, Tours, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | 6 Comments

Happy 50th Birthday Star Trek

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the airing of the first ever Star Trek episode on television, September 8th 1966. Star Trek was and remains one of the most beloved television shows in history and has influenced television and … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Movies and Films, Popular Culture, television | Tagged Captain Kirk, Dr McCoy, Life, Mr Spock, News, Opinion, Sci-Fi, science fiction, Star Trek, television | 3 Comments

3rd September 1939 – Britain Declares War On Germany

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Today I was giving a tour of Chartwell House to two nice folk from Colorado, USA. Chartwell House was the home of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and is full of his old belongings from his radio to his cigars. Whilst … Continue reading →