I’m an ex-Londoner and I miss it. I don’t get there as much as I’d like, but I keep an Oyster Card charged with about £5 at all times just in case. On the morning of 7 October 2019, I took my Lothian Buses Ridacard from its place and inserted my Oyster. Ready for the…
The next morning found us in the Troubadour in Earl’s Court for breakfast. Not an obvious choice, perhaps, but a very good one. The Troubadour is more well-known as a music venue. In 2019, you could get an excellent breakfast there. (It looks like you can still get brunch at the weekend.) Our visit to…
The final day of a holiday can be melancholy. You are not ready to go back to reality, but knowing you have to. This is balanced against wanting to squeeze every moment of enjoyment in that you can. If there is ever a way that I can become the Lord Mayor of York, I’ll take…
I found inspiration for the novel I’m (still, a year later) working on
