LONELY TOILET
A lonely toilet is the southern-most building in the British Isles. You might expect the southern-most building to be a crumbling castle, built to repel …
THE MULLET
The Mullet Festival is held every year in the small town of Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. You might think, if you didn’t know better, …
King of Hay
The King of Hay reigned over his independent nation on the border between England and Wales from 1977 to his death in 2019: Forty-two years …
MANUAL TRANSMISSION
The demise of manual transmission in cars touches a very personal nerve with me. I own a 1946 MG TC and I’m damned if I’m …
JUST HOW THIRSTY ARE YOU
“Just how thirsty are you” might be the calling card of the most remote pub in the British Isles. The journey to the Old Forge …
BIG CATS
There is a man in England who has spent the past three decades trying to prove that big cats are prowling the green and pleasant …
YUCATAN HENEQUEN HACIENDAS
Yucatan Henequen Haciendas are something I had never heard of. Even more interesting, when I recently read an article about them, I had to look …
A SILLY IDEA
I don’t know how many of you noticed but a silly idea has entered the world of wine production. The silly idea is that white …
I HAD NO IDEA
I had no idea how amazing the humble cucumber is. This was sent to me this week by one of my readers. 1. Cucumbers …
PIOBBICO
I came across an article on the unique town of Piobbico, and couldn’t resist the impulse to include it in this week’s blogs. It seemed …