Travelogue – Stephen Liddell

Coronavirus Diary Supplemental – Self Isolating with a good book!

I wasn’t going to post anything today. Being cooped up inside for week after week and having a work in progress living room where one can live but not yet feel comfortable today offers a rare chance to go in the garden. Last Sunday it was snowing and yet today on Palm Sunday it is… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary Supplemental – Self Isolating with a good book!

Alexander Kinglake – The Tale Of A Very English Shyness

I’ve written before about the trials of introvercy and issues surrounding being shy and the related by British Problems that people like myself encounter in their day to day existence. So it is with great pleasure and also total empathy that I learned today about someone who I whole-heartedly relate to; a 19th Century English gentleman… Continue reading Alexander Kinglake – The Tale Of A Very English Shyness

Kindness From Strangers When Travelling

How do you like to travel? Despite spending my time providing all-inclusive tours in London and around the U.K. when it comes to travelling myself, I really like to rough it with the locals. Though I can understand the attraction of having everything sorted in a foreign country, I always like to experience the… Continue reading Kindness From Strangers When Travelling

Red sauce, brown sauce or no sauce at all? 15 minutes of fame on the Danny Baker Show

I thought a while on what to title this post. I settled on 15 minutes of fame for reasons that will become clear but it might as easily be ascribed the title “How I ended up sitting on the throne of the King of Jordan”. Every Saturday morning when I am either out walking or… Continue reading Red sauce, brown sauce or no sauce at all? 15 minutes of fame on the Danny Baker Show

100 Places I Want To See Before I Die Top 10

To coincide with the launch of my new Travelogue book, Planes, Trains and Sinking Boats over the last few weeks I have written about my 100 must see places. I won’t call this a bucket list as I only travel to places I really want to see, crossing off a list of locations just doesn’t… Continue reading 100 Places I Want To See Before I Die Top 10

100 Places I Want To See Before I Die (20 – 11)

Celebrating the publishing of my new travelogue Planes Trains & Sinking Boats I am continuing my countdown of top 100 list of places I want (and wanted) to see when I was a student. If you missed the countdown so far you can click on the links to read 100-91, 90-81 , 80-71 here and… Continue reading 100 Places I Want To See Before I Die (20 – 11)

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100 Places I Want To See Before I Die (50 – 41)

Celebrating the publishing of my new travelogue Planes Trains & Sinking Boats I am continuing my countdown of top 100 list of places I want (and wanted) to see when I was a student. The world has changed quite a bit in that time and there are plenty of places that I could go to… Continue reading 100 Places I Want To See Before I Die (50 – 41)