There is a quiet B road that runs south from the Highland town of Aviemore and threads it’s way through the thickly wooded hills and soon leaves the clamour of the town behind. It’s a twisting, winding route with little traffic, a quiet alternative to the heavy roar of the A9 which it parallels.
I have a branch of the Aldi discount store nearby where I live at Vulcan Village on the outskirts of Earlestown and Newton le Willows. This store is unusual as it is run by a cat, or at least the cat thinks it’s in charge and what a cat thinks becomes a fact. It seems that at some point the determined feline decided he would be in charge and he […]
It all started so well. The plan ( make plans and the gods laugh ) was to be a gentle train ride down through Chester, Shrewsbury, the Welsh border and into Hereford. The plan was working until the train I was on reached Shrewsbury, where the station signalling system decided to have a sulk. For about half an hour the train and us sat waiting, almost within touching distance of […]
Rivington on the West Pennine Moors is an area I like to visit ( I direct you to previous blog posts for evidence of this ) . It’s criss crossed by a spidery web of twisting roads and lanes that attract riders of the motorized and unmotorized variety. Weekends are popular for these meet ups, the Top Barn especially, a three B’s kind of thing, a Bike, a Burger and […]
I’m on my way back home after a catch up with my good friend Gareth the G-Man who is off on a new adventure tomorrow. After our goodbyes, he to his hotel me to a buzzing station and a wait for my train. I had a bit of a walk around as evening settled in on the city I still had time to spare so I treated myself to a […]
So you’re traveling to meet up with a friend in Liverpool, so you check the train times and make your plans. But when you get to the station the train you wanted has mysteriously vanished off the arrivals. The next one is in 45mins. It’s cold so do you A. Wait freezing on the station? Or B. Go somewhere warm and have a coffee? Guess which one I picked……… I […]
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