The door was closed. There was nothing I could do about it. Nothing legal at least. It didn’t mean I wasn’t miffed. The Oxford Bar is the pinnacle of unassuming boozers when seen from the outside. I was parched though. An unseasonably hot September day tag teaming with a hangover had given me a severe … Continue reading Book Locations
Amerie may have had just one thing, but following my last post on London, I have upped the stakes by adding four. In an aim to become more familiar with my local metropolis I have put together a list of five things I want to do in London in 2022. Na na na na na, … Continue reading A 2022 London Bucket List
To be born, and live on the periphery of one of the most famous places in the world can only be seen as winning in the lottery of life. It was my fortune to pop out just over three decades ago the mere throw of a stone away from London. Someone else would have needed … Continue reading London and Anxiety
A new year is almost upon us, so what better way to round off 2021 than with a review of my year in travel? I didn’t do much. Thanks for reading. See you next time. 12 months ago the general consensus was that 2021 couldn’t be much worse than 2020. The general consensus wasn’t wrong, … Continue reading 2021: A Travel Review
I pushed the accelerator a little harder. The pedal was to the metal though. I didn’t have enough speed. He was getting away. Looking back over his shoulder at me and laughing. Only five-years-old. I kept throwing glances back over my own shoulder hoping I wouldn’t get caught. What I was doing was highly illegal. … Continue reading Walton-on-the-Naze
It’s been a while. For the blog. For travel. For “normal” life. Going back. It’s a stressful thing to do. Not so much in terms of blogging maybe, my plan here is to sneak in the back door like Nelson Muntz’ dad and carry on as if nothing happened. I just popped out for some … Continue reading Post-Covid Travel Anxiety
When did traffic lights transcend the traffic flow industry? Look around and they are everywhere. Highlighting the nutrients in the food that we eat, used as a sliding scale to determine how hot that Nando’s chicken we’re about to shove down our gullet is. A play on the Nandometer was even deemed the ideal way … Continue reading Traffic Light Travel
How to spend a weekend in the Scottish capital during a pandemic. Continue reading Edinburgh
That’s 273 and-a-quarter hours or almost 11 and-a-half days. On Instagram. Imagine what I could do with that time back. I could go on holiday and create some content for my blog perhaps. Then post it on Instagram. Oh. Continue reading Instagram Overuse
With an interestingly titled song about the Prime Minister vying for top spot in the race for Christmas number one, it seems like an apt week for me to stage a little Christmas countdown of my own. Full disclosure though, from here on in there will be no mention of politics or it will all … Continue reading The Bucket List
Free Range Ben 