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”
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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!)”
Edinburgh: A tale of two cities
If you haven’t been to Edinburgh yet, why not? It’s gorgeous. A beautiful city brimming with history, atmosphere and fun-loving locals. But you may not be aware that it actually feels like two separate towns facing each other across the green ravine of the Princes Street Gardens. The Old Town to the south is aContinue reading “Edinburgh: A tale of two cities”
My favourite places: Lisbon
Watching Rick Stein’s Long Weekends (we love him, Padstow is on the wishlist), he raved about the seafood in Lisbon. ‘Why haven’t we been there?’ we wondered. In fact, I’d never been to mainland Portugal, horror!Better book something quick. Lisbon is definitely a bit underrated. Nowhere near the top 10 of European capitals despite theContinue reading “My favourite places: Lisbon”
Travels in my neighbourhood: The ancient woods of Burnham
It’s going to be tricky writing a travel blog when travel in or out of the country is banned right now. A chance to talk about what’s close at hand? You bet! This is my opportunity to show that I can still be a great travel blogger without going very far. In today’s blog, I’mContinue reading “Travels in my neighbourhood: The ancient woods of Burnham”
Need a reason to come home? Get a dog.
The worst part about a holiday is always coming home. Back in the day, Tony and I would drive home to Yorkshire from a sunshine-and-wine-drenched holiday in France, griping all the way. You could guarantee the sky would turn grey somewhere in the middle of the Channel. And why was it that French motorway serviceContinue reading “Need a reason to come home? Get a dog.”
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