There’s a lot of ways to travel these days. I just can’t keep up with all the different types of tourism and all the neologisms people have invented to describe things that are amply covered by existing words. (Take the arrival of “gocation”, the opposite of “staycation”. That one hurt). However, I keep my ear [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Travel’
All Change At York
For 10 years, York has been my home. Give it another year, and I’m hoping I’ll be gone. (Don’t get me wrong now. I love the place. However….rest of the world, and all that). Yet there’s much to see in York…
An Announcement: My Point Is This
“What are you talking about?” I’m no stranger to that question, although it’s usually phrased in different ways such as “What the hell do you mean, Mike?”, “Are you aware you’re actually talking, as in Out Loud?” and “Please get to the point before one of us dies“. But in blogging circles, it’s one of [...]
Learning a Language: Live It, Label It
I’m rubbish at learning languages. So for a language method to work, it has to be truly idiot-proof. Here are the best two ways I’ve found of learning a new language – one obvious and therefore my idea, and the other so cunning I’d never have thought of it. (Thanks, Ian). Both of them will [...]
You Can’t Live On Rockall (But Still We Keep Trying)
Let’s take an imaginary journey to the British Empire’s last territorial acquisition. Hang onto your hat: it could get rough.
Ode to the Abused
Hello, body. You amaze me. Let’s not bandy words. I’ve treated you badly.
See The World Before Your Camera Does
Remember this? It concerned this. (Feel free to wander over there and tell me I’m mad/wrong/other). Image: arcticpuppy.
Offroading In Latvia: Bouncing and Crashing
The wind gusts suddenly, sending snow whirling past me and down the gaping, eye-sucking maw of the ski-slope at my back. Everyone else laughs. I think I screamed.
Traveller, Deny Thyself
Here are some interesting things about the word “denial”, regarding travel. 1. Denial is not a river in Egypt. (Ask this chap, if you don’t believe me). It’s spelled differently. This is why puns are all contemptible: they’re all about perverting our language to fit humour. Well, not in this blog.
Orkney, via New York
A typically fickle-looking Orkney sky – 2009. My thanks to Mike, Pam, Kim and everyone else working so hard this weekend at the 2nd Annual Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) event in New York this weekend, for making a livestream session so fascinating that I was glued to my screen all afternoon despite glorious sunshine and [...]
