Places to go (when we can go places) I’m digging out and sprucing up blog posts to bring fantastically inspiring places to all you writers out there. Stay safe. #4 St Micheal’s Mount, Cornwall Just off the coast of Marazion,… Continue Reading →
If you’re going to visit a library, why not start with the top of the pile? The British Library in London runs daily behind-the-scenes tours lasting 60 minutes and costing just £10 (£8 if you’re a member) – bargain! The… Continue Reading →
Ok, that title’s an exaggeration, it’s only taking over the floor of my spare bedroom. But my collection has grown considerably since I first put this post up in 2013. Back then it looked like this: And fitted on my… Continue Reading →
What would be a good historical reference for a company as defining as Google? The East India Company? Ford? It’s hard to think of an equivalent. And love or loathe them, anyone would be interested in what actually goes on… Continue Reading →
I’ve be coming to the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum since I was a child. It’s an endlessly fascinating place, especially if you love history which I do. The site covers 50 acres and is filled with houses and… Continue Reading →
The Hellfire Caves. If that’s not a name to spark your imagination, I don’t know what is. The caves weren’t originally called that and their purpose is rather mundane. During various harvest failures in the 17th century, the local lord… Continue Reading →
Without doubt one of the best (and most expensive) places I’ve ever visited is The Making of Harry Potter Tour at Warner Bros Studios. I’ve posted about one of my visits before and can utterly recommend it. My other half,… Continue Reading →
“We are such stuff as dreams are made of.” Shakespeare’s Globe, situated in Southwark in London, was the dream of actor and director Sam Wanamaker. Sadly he never got to see it finished as it was completed in 1997, four… Continue Reading →
Seven years ago I visited Florence, Italy. It’s a beautiful city, its slender streets packed with history and more scooters than you could shake an expresso at. It’s also the birthplace of Leonardo Da Vinci. Da Vinci was an illegitimate… Continue Reading →
I’ve decided to post more about my notebook collection and to that end, I’ll be putting up a post about a particular notebook about once a month. Hopefully this will be of interest to fellow notebook nuts like me. I’ve… Continue Reading →
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