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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Whilst I've read a number of Neil Gaiman's stories, and have watched numerous TV shows and films that he's been involved in, I've never read the book 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane'. I was however aware of it being a stage performance in London, but I was never interested enough to go and see it. That is until I found out the show was on the road, and was coming to The Curve in Leicester. This …

February 2, 2023

Totoro stage play

My Neighbour Totoro

One of the things I don't usually mention on this predominently travel-oriented blog is that I'm a fan of anime, and Studio Ghibli in particular. After being introduced to the work of Hayao Miyazaki through Spirited Away, one of the first animations I watched after that was the classic My Neighbour Totoro which features two young girls, Mei and Satsuki, moving to a new house in the countryside wit …

January 28, 2023

Hartland Quay

Devon Day 4

Another wet day, and more missed opportunities to see places properly.

July 6, 2015

Ilfracombe

Devon Day 3

It may have rained today, but it didn't stop us going out to see new places such as Ilfracombe. There were even some sunny spells which helped.

July 5, 2015

Lynmouth

Devon Day 2

With some time to spare, we explored Dunster and Minehad, and then onto Westward Ho! and Lynmouth. Some of the towns were quite picturesque, but they were all also quite different from each other.

July 4, 2015

A pier as seen from a beach with waves crashing

Devon Day 1

The start of a small adventure in the UK, starting off with a night in Weston-Super-Mare to break up the journey.

July 3, 2015

We Will Rock You

London Day 1

For the first day of my 30th birthday celebrations I went from Winchester, the ancient capital, to the modern day capital of London for a tour of the Cutty Sark, and to watch the musical "We will rock you"

May 6, 2013

Paralympic Games logo

Scotland Day 6

We were back in Edinburgh and would soon be heading home. What else could we see in the city before that time came?

September 8, 2012

Inverness Castle

Scotland Day 5

Some confusion, but no Loch Ness monster. Of course. Before the sunset we'd be back in Edinburgh.

September 7, 2012

Castle Eilean Donan

Scotland Day 4

The weather had taken a dramatic turn. Not only did it seem possible it was going to ruin the plans we had for the day; but it was entirely possible we may get stuck on Skye with threats of the bridge being closed due to high wind. Would the ferry be closed also?

September 6, 2012

Glenfinnan Viaduct

Scotland Day 3

Our schedule for the day was tight again - we had to be at the Glenfinnan Viaduct at a specific time in order to see the steam train passing over for the second and final time of the day. This, to Harry Potter fans, was part of the train journey that students take on their way to Hogwarts.

September 5, 2012

View of Edinburgh City from Calton Hill

Scotland Day 2

Back in Edinburgh, we quickly looked around the castle and was then on the road to Glsagow and a distillery.

September 4, 2012

Alnwick Castle courtyard

Scotland Day 1

No sooner did we arrive in Scotland and collect the rental car, we headed south back into England to see a castle first... purely because it'd been used in the filming of Harry Potter.

September 3, 2012

The Highlands of Scotland

Three Peaks Day 1

Just one week after returning from my trip around Australia and New Zealand I was off again for Easter Weekend on another adventure. This one was to form part of a colleagues stag party and would be the Three Peaks challenge.

April 2, 2010

Recent Trips

Cyprus
I didn't expect to be going back to Cyprus for a third time; though the timing of the marathon there, and knowing the conditions for it there would be warmer than in the UK made it a good choice. Carm…

Denmark
At the start of our Super Halfs journey, we set off for Copenhagen to do the first in this six race series that spans Europe. It was a chance for us both to explore a city neither of us had been to be…

Vienna
> “And I’ll dance with you in Vienna, I’ll be wearing a river’s disguise. The hyacinth wild on my shoulder my mouth on the dew of your thighs. And I’ll bury my soul in a scrapbook, with the photograph…

Hungary
Budapest is a city my sister has wanted to visit for several years as she thought "the buildings look cool". Having changed my mind about returning to Greece just yet, I decided this would be a good o…

Cyprus
My first trip to Cyprus had been for a half marathon race that never took place. It'd been postponed until 2022, but due to timings I decided to defer until the 2023 event as it'd work better that way…

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Recent Races

Leicester Half Marathon
Another week, another half marathon. Could I edge closer to being a sub-90 runner again, and beat Copenhagen and Cardiff? I certainly wasn't sure, but I was going to give it a go.…

Principality Cardiff Half Marathon
The second of the Super Half series, and one as close to home as we'd get. Though maybe races being closer to home don't always mean they're going to be easier to get to...…

The Big Half

Rutland 10K

Guernsey Ultra 36 #GU36

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