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Category: Travel

Posted on September 16, 2018September 16, 2018

The Kings Head Theatre Pub

Kings Head Theatre Pub

While at the Edinburgh festival this year we went to see a parody of the musical Hamilton based on the F1 life of Lewis Hamilton, something that has obviously been begging to be done. If you were an F1 nut, as I am, you’d have greatly enjoyed the pastiche. it was a very accurate portrayal …

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Posted on August 27, 2018September 28, 2025

All Aboard the Mail Rail!

It was my birthday this weekend (thanks for the best wishes, cards and cake!) and as a special treat to myself I arranged to go up to London to ride the Mail Rail. Mail Rail is the name of the narrow gauge railway that ran underneath London and was, until 2003, how Royal Mail transferred …

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Posted on August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

Edinburgh Festival 2018 – Day Five

While our Fringe dates might be over we did still have a morning to kill and I had seen advertised an exhibition at the National museum of Scotland called “Rip it up: the Story of Scottish Pop” that I fancied visiting, so we did. The museum itself turned out to be a beautiful place. Light and …

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Posted on August 24, 2018August 25, 2018

Edinburgh Festival 2018 – Day Four

So, our penultimate day, and it had a lot to live up to after the successes of yesterday. The beauty of the Fringe is that there are a huge variety of shows on offer for all tastes. However, there were three particular themes that stood out this year: improv – you name it and they …

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Posted on August 23, 2018August 23, 2018

Edinburgh Festival 2018 – Day Three

Having said that nothing much gets started at the fringe in the mornings we had found a play that was on at 11am called Alabama God Damn and so had booked for that today. This was another in a small space with only three principal actors and one musician. This didn’t stop them having a …

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Posted on August 22, 2018August 22, 2018

Edinburgh Festival 2018 – Day Two

The Fringe doesn’t really get going until the afternoon and so we were left with a morning to fill. We fancied being outside so we decided to go to Carlton Hill. When we have been in previous years it has been a lovely place for some quiet contemplation and great views over the city. Not …

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Posted on August 21, 2018August 21, 2018

Edinburgh Festival 2018 – Day One

Having come to Edinburgh three years ago for the fringe festival and loved the experience we knew we would be back. So we were excited to be returning again this year. That said it turns out that things seem much less exciting at 5am in the morning when you’re woken by the alarm! While I …

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Posted on August 11, 2018September 28, 2025

Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2018

Warning – if you have a phobia of balloons then this post is not for you. It contains a  lot of them! I have a “bucket list” of places I wish to visit and experiences that I would like to, well, experience. This includes the big ticket items, such as visiting Machu Picchu, to the likes …

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Posted on August 6, 2018September 29, 2025

The Sculpture Park, Churt, Surrey

While visiting friends over the weekend they took us to somewhere that I have to admit that I’d never even heard of – The Sculpture Park near Churt in Surrey. It turned out to be a hidden gem. As the name suggests the Sculpture Park is home to several hundred works of art which are set …

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Posted on July 20, 2018

Szczecin 2018 – Day Two – A Mini Wembley

My second and last day in Szczecin was mostly spent in meetings but I did manage to get out and walk through the park opposite the offices to the rather amazing Amfiteatr which is, as the name suggests an open air theatre in the shape of an amphitheatre. It immediately reminded me of the new Wembley …

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