Just outside the entrance to the Royal Citadel at Plymouth Hoo stands the memorial to 29 Commando Royal Artillery, who…
Baseball comes to London
A couple of weekends ago Sue and I went to see the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox…
Striped Dolphin
Picos de Europa
Some amazing scenery on our two days in the Picos On the second day the cloud was low on the…
Birding the Picos
Keith and I spent two days recently birdwatching in the Picos de Europa, a range of mountains in the north…
Views of Bristol
Bristol Aquarium
A visit to Bristol for a meeting allows the chance to take a couple of hours off to visit the…
Bristol Zoo
I remember Bristol zoo from my childhood in its association with early wildlife programmes on the TV involving Jonny Morris,…
Warkworth Castle
Warkworth Castle is, to my mind anyway, one of the most complete and finest examples of a medieval castle in…
Alnwick Castle
It is not certain when the first castle was built at Alnwick. It was probably between 1070 and 1090 as…
