Blogs from Barnard Castle, Durham County, England, United Kingdom, Europe

So we decided as it was so nice for the next couple of days we would take the motorhome out for a few days. It's great to just jump in it and go anywhere you fancy. We have seen so much of this country which if honest would not have happened if we had not had lockdown and not been allowed to leave the UK. Now we need to give the motorhome a name I have decided, so any thoughts on a name drop me a line. We are up early and as we have already used the motorhome this year it is really quick to get on the road. So we set off to a site called Teesdale Barnard Castle. Now the jokes start, yes we are going to look for Spec Savers whilst at ... read more

They say, if you fall off a horse, it is best to get straight back on. Is it for our benefit to overcome our natural fear or is to show the horse, we are in charge? I currently feel like I have fallen of the mythical travelblog horse. It has been nearly 5 months now and I haven't so much as written a single word, except in an employment setting or taken the camera out of the case. COVID 19 has meant it hasn't been possible to journey far for quite a significant period and even if you did, there wasn't a great deal to do at any destination. There was certainly no football to watch and anybody who has read any of my previous blogs will realise that has a significant impact on my life. ... read more

Can you remember back to a programme called "That was the week that was" . It was a satirical television programme on the BBC broadcast in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin whom I cannot remember and presented by David Frost who become very famous indeed on British TV. The programme was a new concept to Britain as it was considered satire and lampooned the establishment and political figures who became targets for derision. Well the last couple of weeks have felt like that. Normally I would love to be out of the country during electioneering as it goes on too long for me as I am forced to listen to endless arguements being bandied about and being batted to and forth like a ping pong ball. Sadly Suzy has ... read more