"Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe".
Tasmajdan Park, Belgrade. August 2019. I’ll never forget my first summer in Belgrade. It was the early days of my relationship with Sladja and there was a palpable sense of excitement and expectancy between us. In fact, I had come to the Serbian capital so that… at long last… we could finally hang out. An […]
Read MoreA Stag Weekend in Cologne. September 2008. Cover photo courtesy of Neuweiser. In late 2008 I was 30 years old and just a few weeks away from getting married. It was an exciting period in which S and I were incredibly busy with the million and one details that needed attending to. And, of course, […]
Read MoreTravel Report: Once Upon a Time in Berlin. April 2013. Once upon a time I managed to clear my work schedule for a week of downtime in the German capital. I was living in Amsterdam back then, so it was just a breezy 1 hour 20 minute flight from city to city. I’d been planning a […]
Read MoreA Long Ago Weekend in Paris. September 2006. I have read countless travel blogs about Paris over the years. Moreover, I enjoyed Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris and love Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s perfect, Paris-set romantic comedy Amelie. (I once interviewed Jeunet, but that’s another story). Usually, whenever I get these little tastes of the French capital, […]
Read MoreThe World of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-on-Windermere, England. May 2019. There is a host of brilliant English children’s authors who inspired my love for literature as a kid. A.A. Milne… Roger Hargreaves… Roald Dahl… Robin Jarvis… to name but a few. Growing up, I was also aware of Beatrix Potter, though for reasons that escape me […]
Read MoreThe Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway & Windermere Lake Cruise. May 2019. My action-packed stay in Lancashire visiting Uncle D was drawing to a close. Soon, I’d be on a train humming up to Scotland for the next leg of my UK adventures. However, I simply couldn’t leave the region without dipping into Cumbria for a […]
Read MoreA Flying Visit to Warton Village, Lancashire, England. May 2019. Uncle D and I were definitely in need of a breather. In fact, we’d been walking for hours and the prospect of a restful pint was just what we needed. After all, our efforts had seen us hike through the stunning Leighton Moss Nature Reserve. […]
Read MoreLeighton Moss & Warton Crag Nature Reserves. Lancashire, England. May 2019. It was a warm afternoon as Uncle D and I set off on a hike from the village of Silverdale. Ok, it wasn’t exactly brimming with sunshine. Nor was it a proper blue sky day. But it was perfectly fine weather for getting to […]
Read MoreA Brief Encounter in Lovely Carnforth. May 2019. The cosy English market town of Carnforth lies in the north west of England in the bucolic county of Lancashire. With a population of just under 6000, it’s a discreet and peaceful locale that could be entirely inconsequential to the casual traveller. If not, that is, for […]
Read MoreCool Spots Around Lancaster, England. May 2019. Following my individual articles on Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory and Williamson Park, it’s time to roundup the best of the rest. So why not treat yourself to a brew, sit back and enjoy my Cool Spots Around Lancaster. —— I’d really enjoyed learning all about the life of […]
Read MoreWilliamson Park, Lancaster. May 2019. When the sun shines in England you’ve gotta capitalise and get outside. Carpe diem and all that. After my double dose of history at Lancaster Castle and its neighbouring priory, it was definitely time to switch off my brain for a bit and unwind for a few hours in Williamson […]
Read MoreSong and Silence at Lancaster Priory. May 2019. There’s a palpable sense of history just about everywhere you go in the English city of Lancaster. Following our guided tour of the castle, Uncle D and I made the short walk (literally one minute) to Lancaster Priory, the city’s oldest and arguably prettiest church. Photo courtesy […]
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