Category Archives: Travel

Posts predominantly travel related.

How WiFi is improving London Underground

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

There are lots of things I love about London Underground and quite a few I hate and that’s probably the case with everyone who uses it whether like me relying on it to go to work every day or some … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth and John Sodeaux – Two unintended victims of Jack The Ripper

Posted on November 25, 2019 by

We often see on the news today after horrific events around the world, the impact and effects it has on those who survived disasters or live amongst horrific events.  Todays post shows that the stresses of living through nightmarish events … Continue reading →

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The Buttermarket of Barnard Castle

Posted on November 20, 2019 by

Along with Middleton-In-Teesdale, Barnard Castle is one of the two principal towns in beautiful Teesdale.  Whilst being a local shopping centre; it also is home to one of the most fantastic ruined castle Barnard Castle  and the even more magnificent Bowes … Continue reading →

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The Bridge of Sighs in Oxford

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

There are so many beautiful sights to see in Oxford, the famous old university city known as the City of Dreaming Spires due to the wonderful architecture of Oxford which is prone to take the breath away of even the … Continue reading →

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A close look at a grave of a Pirate or is it?

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

Huddled on the the battered coast of Northumberland you’ll come across many an ancient ruin, castle or church.  There is more than enough to spend an hour or so at St Aidan, so named after the saint who died on … Continue reading →

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A peek inside possibly the second smallest home in the U.K.

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

In my line of work I spend a lot of time walking round palaces, great houses and cathedrals but last week I had the opportunity to revisit one of the smallest houses imaginable in the beautiful Lake District in the … Continue reading →

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Murky Moor photos

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

I’ve been away for a few weeks giving a long tour of parts of north east and north west England and having returned I have found my wordpress to stubbornly refuse to fully function on my iPad or even let … Continue reading →

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