Category Archives: Life

Posts predominantly related to Life.

I’m going to write a new book!

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

This is a dangerous thing to say in public but I’m going to write a new book. It’s dangerous because I already have a 60% completed novel and a 20% completed non-fiction book on the go. Sadly due to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News, Travel, writing, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged City of London, garden, Non-Fiction, outdoors, Sacred Secret Gardens and Ruins, Secret London, writing | 6 Comments

Why our trains are on the wrong track?

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I should be living around 35-40 minutes from the centre of London using public transport. As the years go by it is becoming less reality and more theoretical. In fact it can often take me 2-2.5 hours each way and … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News, Opinion, Travel | Tagged Arriva Buses, London, London Euston, London Underground, Nationalisation, Overcrowding, Privatisation, Public Transport, Trains | 5 Comments

American perceptions on Britain from tourists.

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Working with tourists every day, I often find out that they have some interesting observations or preconceptions about what it is like both in London and the rest of the U.K. Here are a collection of very common comments that … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Funny & Humour, Life, London, Travel | Tagged American thoughts on Britain, Differences on America and Britain, Funny, List | 10 Comments

Quotable Tennyson

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Last week I posted on the birthday of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It is little known but this Poet Laureate is actually the ninth most quoted literary figure. Whilst not in the same league as Shakespeare or perhaps as entertaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Heritage, history, Life, Popular Culture, writing | Tagged Alfred Tennyson, Better to have loved and lost, Charge of The Light Brigade, Literature, Lord Tennyson, Poetry, Quotes | 2 Comments

The Welsh street that’s been newly crowned the steepest in the world!

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

My Grandma lived on one of the steepest streets in Britain, the sort that makes you wonder if you car will make it to the top or if you slip on the pavements, if you will avoid skidding and rolling … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News | Tagged Baldwin Street in Dunedin, Ffordd Pen Llech, Guiness World Records, Harlech, Steepest street in the world, Wales, Worlds steepest street | 4 Comments

Remembering a local disaster – The 75th anniversary of the Sandringham Road V1 attack, Watford.

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

To commemorate the 75th year anniversary of the 37 people killed in Sandringham Road by a German bomb during World War Two, Watford Borough Council is hosting a service of remembrance at North Watford Cemetery for those who died in … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, News, WW2 | Tagged Memorials, The Blitz, V1 Rocket, war, Watford, WW2 | 1 Comment

London named the first National Park City in the World

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

When you think of a national park, images of sweeping landscapes and rolling hills likely spring to mind. So it may come as a surprise to learn that London has officially been crowned as the world’s first National Park City. … Continue reading →