Tag: travel

March 19, 2013
An old friend of mine from Brighton, who now lives in Ireland, is visiting her dad next week. As it happens, I have next week booked as holiday (for various reasons), so I am stealing a couple of days from my plans, and popping down…

August 24, 2012
August 9, 2012
I ended up not blogging anything during my time in Somerset. The cottage I was in not only wasn’t online (which I knew in advance), but I couldn’t even get a reasonable mobile data connection. Even the phone service was very hit and miss.

On reflection, this was not a bad thing. I had a relaxing time in the cottage, going out for days (and getting my email fix in Starbucks or similar) and chilling out in the evening.

July 24, 2012
June 17, 2012
November 25, 2011
September 30, 2011
I am a fan of Ben Goldacre, and his Bad Science column in the Guardian. Anyway, he recently publicised another project he has been working on with others – Nerdy Day Trips. Lots of interesting ideas there.
September 12, 2011
I had a good time in Brighton last week, although on my second day there, I slipped in the rain and badly twisted my ankle. However, I spoke to a pharmacist, who suggested I use a diclofenac gel on it; and although it remained swollen…

February 24, 2011