Town and country driving in the UK is an almost complete contrast to the motorway experience. For Britain’s town planners (and car park...

Driving is the same the world over, right? No. For starters, the world can’t decide which side of the road it should drive on. For...

This is Chatsworth House, in the Peak District of Derbyshire, about an hour and three-quarters from here. It's the seat of the Duke of...

This is the Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary & St Leodegarius, located in the village of Ashby St Ledgers, which is literally ten...

Central Otago has always been my spiritual home, and I have been enormously fortunate that for fifteen years it was my actual home. And...

As mentioned in my post regarding the Offshore Europe Conference and Expo, I had my first taste of Scotland last week. This came by way...

It's coming up three months now since I made the move to the UK. It's an easy place to be; in many regards it's a bit like crossing the...

Yesteday was the Oneth of Autumn. Princess of seasons, and my favourite. It was also the oneth of Spring, of course, back home in the old...

Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Elevation 70m, population 33,000. We convoyed it down so Elaine's car could have a service while she was working...

Sunday 18th August 2019. Napton Marina, Napton-on-the-Hill, Warwickshire Napton-on-the-Hill is a village about 15 miles from here. It...