Our recent trip to the one of the spiritual hearts of Absinthe, the Val de Travers in Switzerland, was memorable for a whole host of reasons. But one experience in particular stood out. “We’re heading off to the secret fountain.” OK, I thought, time to see some cheesy tourist attraction with some vague connection with [...]
The iPhone has some excellent location and map technology incorporating Google maps. But now that we live and explore a region where mobile signal is next to nothing, I have been searching other mapping options. I don’t have any urge to get a sat-nav and for my limited UK use, and a week or two [...]
The week of house moving hell is over. Though pockets of boxed chaos remain, we are mostly settled-in to the new home. But it is proving a strange experience. I remember many years ago toying with the notion of moving to a more rural location; Exmoor in that case. Having experienced a rural childhood, it [...]
Last weekend I actually got out of the flat and travelled to big, bad London. That’s a rare event for me now, but this was a chance to meet with some new people. I was delighted in October to have my work accepted by the SGFA (Society of Graphic Fine Art), and Saturday was my [...]
I have memories of visiting model villages as a child, little did I expect to end up driving around one. Our typical exploratory excursions, sans GPS, consist of defining a destination or three, making a wrong turn or two, and at least once impulsively detouring to explore something that whispers of old stuff to look [...]
