A few days ago I posted on the discovery of Endurance, a ship used by the legendary Ernest Shackleton during the last great Age of Discovery. Whilst it may be forever difficult to visit that vessel, there is a small part of the last ship that Shackleton sailed on that is easier to visit, if… Continue reading The Quest for a relic from a journey of Discovery by Ernest Shackleton.
Month: March 2022
Spring has sprung
As the saying goes, it is often darkest before the dawn. It seems strange that just a few weeks ago my garden had been ruined by hurricane strength winds with fences snapped and blown over, furniture blown away and containers flattened. For something like a week now, spring has sprung, at least temporarily so. The… Continue reading Spring has sprung
Some birds aren’t meant to be caged
Shawshank Redemption has long been about my favourite film. I’m one of those rare people who saw it when it came out at the cinema back in the 1990’s, well before it became popular on the then cutting edge DVDs. I love everything about that film and it has scenes and quotes that fit so… Continue reading Some birds aren’t meant to be caged
Coronavirus Diary 87 – Gatecrashing a strangers funeral
As I write this, in the U.K. today is Budget Day. Of course I didn’t want the Budget, being mentioned in Parliament during the last one meant this years was always going to be even worse… and last years was epically rubbish. I’m in week 113 of this nightmare with work still being at best… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 87 – Gatecrashing a strangers funeral
Finding the shipwreck of Endurance
One of the most interesting stories to catch my eye in the last week or two whilst war has been raging in Ukraine is that of the discovery of the lost ship of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton down in the Antarctic. You might remember 2 years or so ago I wrote on Visiting the home… Continue reading Finding the shipwreck of Endurance
Coronavirus Diary 87 : Down and still out
I don’t know about you but I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the invasion of Ukraine and a huge part of me wants to help-out. Not just in the donating clothes and powerpacks way but to actually go there and fight. I feel such disillusionment with my own country and despise the government… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 87 : Down and still out
The Letters of Last Resort
Following on my last post on Surviving a Nuclear War, it’s important to remember that just because Russia launches a Nuclear Missile, it doesn’t necessarily mean we are all doomed. If nothing else we have seen just how inept aspects of Russian military and intelligence are. If Putin were to give orders for a nuclear… Continue reading The Letters of Last Resort
How to survive a nuclear war
It’s hard to escape the news about crazy dictator Putin threatening the world with nuclear war; its something many of us alive at least up to about 1990 will remember was always a chance occurrence but the old style communists in the Kremlin were a bit more sensible than the big breasted but not very… Continue reading How to survive a nuclear war
Helping Ukranian Refugees in Romania with “Inima de Copil” (Heart of a Child) charity.
Like many any of us, I’ve seen glimpses of the news of the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine and was struck in one report of how civilians were lining up at the border with Romania with another line on the Romanian side of people waiting to take away strangers. Romania is a country I’m very… Continue reading Helping Ukranian Refugees in Romania with “Inima de Copil” (Heart of a Child) charity.
Coronavirus Diary 86: Excluded, invaded but undefeated
This is Sam (not his real name) and he is 10 years old. Sam is a huge Sherlock fan and yesterday I did a hastily arranged Sherlock Walking Tour for him and his mother from Ukraine. This is my first Sherlock Walking Tour since 2019 due to Covid and the government also making it illegal… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 86: Excluded, invaded but undefeated
Stephen Liddell 