Category: Rail travel
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Going to Manchester, via Edinburgh!
Embarrassingly, for someone who used to live in Edinburgh, I had never climbed Arthur’s Seat – back in the day I was a very dedicated smoker and non-exerciser. I got all my exercise from dancing all night a couple of times a month and that was all I needed.
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Bear pit, bulldogs, and Little John of Hathersage
Because I rest a lot and take things at a fairly relaxed pace it can be easy to think that I’m not fitting much in to my days; certainly, I’m not doing as much as I would if I only had three days in Sheffield and had to race around,…
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Sheffield, Derby and York
So, our first week in Sheffield… we have four weeks here, neither of us had been here before, and we are looking after TWO dogs, so it was definitely a big unknown for us how we’d like it. Happily, we both really like Sheffield! It’s not a pretty city for…
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Shifting to Sheffield
You’ll be pleased to learn the temps have dropped to a far more civilised mid-20s, so there should be a bit less whining about weather this week. Since last week’s episode I had a pretty quiet week, partly cos I was tired, partly cos I was broke, and partly cos…
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First week in Sydney
My first trip into Sydney CBD involved delayed trains, intense heat, and some passionate and inventive swearing.
The Wayfaring Path 