Travel

Isle of Man postcard on “Geography Now!”

November 29, 2022

I wrote to Paul Barbato while I was visiting the Isle of Man and he featured the postcard on Tuvalu’s Flag / Fan day episode.

November 1, 2022

For the first time in eleven visits to Finland, I finally visited Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall in Helsinki. This pool is notable, not only for its

October 31, 2022

One result of the world returning to its pre-COVID state (we’re not totally out of the woods yet, I know) is that bands are on

October 29, 2022

During our holiday to the Isle of Man, Manchester, Sweden and Finland Mark and I played 36 games and I won 27, averaging 417 to

October 28, 2022

We went to Tampere to see a concert by Värttinä, who are on tour in celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of their album Oi dai,

October 22, 2022

One of the highlights of my stay in Manchester was the Museum of Transport. We saw retired double-deckers and were allowed to board two. The

October 13, 2022

Mark had researched walking tours of Manchester and found a lengthy free tour that departed just around the corner from our hotel. We walked to

October 7, 2022

When Mark and I first arrived in Liverpool, we were aware that there was going to be a train strike on the day we got