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Come walk with me (and 007) around Stoke Poges

Today’s walk has a bit of a James Bond theme to it. Not, I hasten to add, because of any secret agent actions on my part. You know how clumsy I am, give me a gun and a license to kill and there would be a bloodbath, if I didn’t shoot myself first. No, I’mContinue reading “Come walk with me (and 007) around Stoke Poges”

The joys of flying…are those days over?

Flying has been on my mind a lot lately. As in, when can I? And what will flying be like in a world with COVID19? I’ve always loved flying. When I was younger, we’d fly to Mallorca or Malta every year, and the whole thing felt like a huge adventure. In reality, it must haveContinue reading “The joys of flying…are those days over?”

Come walk with me in royal surroundings

I’m not one to name drop, but I do live just down the road from Her Majesty the Queen. In the Royal County of Berkshire. In the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Lucky old me! Hopefully I’m not lowering the tone too much. You’ll know about Her Majesty’s home at Windsor, it’s quite impressive.Continue reading “Come walk with me in royal surroundings”

Come walk with me in the land of the flying car

For today’s walk I’m driving out into the Buckinghamshire countryside about 13 miles from home. Just a short drive, but an adventure in itself, as these country lanes were not built for two cars to pass. Winding along with high hedges either side there’s no chance of seeing what’s ahead. I just hold my breathContinue reading “Come walk with me in the land of the flying car”

Come walk with me to Taplow

Today we’re really staying close to home in accordance with those good old coronavirus guidelines. Taplow is literally across the river from Maidenhead. Cross the Thames and you are in fact in another county – Buckinghamshire. Bucks is famous for being posh. It’s the third most expensive place to live in the UK after LondonContinue reading “Come walk with me to Taplow”

Come walk with me to Littlewick Green

Here we go again on our coronavirus travels around our home town of Maidenhead. Today’s walk takes us on a circuit around the idyllic village of Littlewick Green. What a great name. We’ve actually never been here before, but it’s rather lovely. As the name suggests, there’s a very lush village green, ringed with substantialContinue reading “Come walk with me to Littlewick Green”

Come walk with me to Bray and back

Today I’m continuing my strategy of blogging about what’s close to home. What else can you do during lockdown? We’re back on The Green Way, but heading south this time, towards the village of Bray. You might have heard of it – it’s otherwise known as Heston’s Kingdom! Bray is not the kind of placeContinue reading “Come walk with me to Bray and back”

Come walk with me…part 2

I’m trying very hard to keep on blogging throughout lockdown. My strategy is to share with you some of the glorious countryside close to where I live in Berkshire, which makes walking and running a joy regardless of what’s going on in the news. For today’s walk, we’re starting at Cookham Moor and heading throughContinue reading “Come walk with me…part 2”

Come walk with me…part 1

It’s been harder than I thought, keeping up a travel blog in lockdown. Writing about past holidays whilst being forced to cancel future overseas trips (three so far, sob!), is just a bit depressing if I’m honest. But I don’t want to give up on blogging. Surely it won’t be long before we get backContinue reading “Come walk with me…part 1”

Easter in Prague (obviously not in 2020!)

It’s the Easter long weekend and we usually go away, but this year we won’t be going anywhere more exotic than The Back Yard. So I’m thinking wistfully of last Easter’s trip to Prague. I first visited Prague back in 1991 when I was living in Vienna. The Velvet Revolution which overthrew Communist rule hadContinue reading “Easter in Prague (obviously not in 2020!)”