St Fagan’s National History Museum

Yessir, let’s head to Wales where you’ll find a very fine open air museum indeed, ‘St Fagan’s National History Museum’, around half an hour or a little more out of Cardiff. Have you ever had a day when travelling when you set out with a plan to see this, that and something else and by …

Continue reading St Fagan’s National History Museum

Seven Doctor Who Locations in the UK

Ahhhh yes it’s been ages but it is time for another Doctor Who themed post. For fans and fanatics of the series, like my self-confessed self, UK is not merely an interesting destination with centuries of history etc etc but also the place to relive the greatest TV show of all time. And no I …

Continue reading Seven Doctor Who Locations in the UK

City Rumble – New York City versus London

Let’s get ready to rumble! Okay, sorry, that’s not a little bit like me! Here we are, Thursday, and welcome to my brand new piece – ‘City Rumble’, comparing my experiences in two comparable cities and deciding which I preferred and of course, giving reasons why. And I’ve decided to start big – New York …

Continue reading City Rumble – New York City versus London

Trip of a Life Time – Devon and Edinburgh

Don’t you hate it when you head somewhere and then years later realise, you have no idea where you were? Now with my diaries from this trip gone, I can only guess at the name of the town I stayed at when I was in the county of Devon, in the south of England. It’s …

Continue reading Trip of a Life Time – Devon and Edinburgh

Trip of a Life Time – London, Glastonbury and Bristol

Despite the history of Rome or the grandeur of Paris, one city I will always love above them both in Europe is London. Seriously, for any die-hard Doctor Who fan and fan of things British (within reason, I ain’t no monarchist) London is the stuff of fantasies and more. It’s a freaking awesome place once …

Continue reading Trip of a Life Time – London, Glastonbury and Bristol

World Journeys Podcast – Edinburgh Fringe Festival Talk with Robert Lloyd (Episode 8)

The World Journeys Podcast is back! Episode 8 kicks off the next bracket of seven episodes with a BANG as I chat with Robert Lloyd - actor, improviser and the guy that David Tennant looks a bit like as he talks about his experiences taking his one-man show 'Who, Me?' to the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe …

Continue reading World Journeys Podcast – Edinburgh Fringe Festival Talk with Robert Lloyd (Episode 8)

Sunday Spotlight – York

No, I’m not writing today about the gateway to America with its skyscrapers and musicals, but the city that it was named after. Well, after ‘New Amsterdam’ was changed to ‘New York’. York is a really great town to visit in the north of England, filled with cobblestone streets and Tudor-period buildings. If you’re making …

Continue reading Sunday Spotlight – York