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Read more about the article A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

December 2016I wasn't doing so well on the island on my own, and my dad's 80th birthday was coming up, so I started looking at coming home for the holidays.…

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Read more about the article There’s A Crack In Everything

There’s A Crack In Everything

November 2016Bit of a wordy post this one, a lot fewer pics than usual. There are two reasons for that: one is that I didn't take many pictures in November…

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Read more about the article The Stars That We Could Reach

The Stars That We Could Reach

October 2016Towards the end of September, I was treated to a visit from my wonderful friend Vicki from "over the water" as us Liverpoolians call Birkenhead. Vicki's an exceptionally talented…

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Read more about the article This Other Eden

This Other Eden

September 2016Jason did a bang-up job looking after Jinja, but after a couple of months on the island it was time for him to move on to pastures new. Luckily,…

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Read more about the article Supertoys Last All Summer Long

Supertoys Last All Summer Long

August 2016My daft old dad, a huge inspiration for my travels and adventures around the world, had started slipping away from us. Vascular dementia is a cruel condition. I was…

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Read more about the article Europe Was Our Playground

Europe Was Our Playground

July 2016The EU Referendum: how could we have been so damn stupid? It would be a question I will no doubt be asking for a long time to come. One…

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Flaggy McFlagface

Glastonbury 2016Pretty much as soon as I got back home to Liverpool, I started work on my traditional Glastonbury flag. This year I was torn between making a "Flaggy McFlagface"…

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Read more about the article The Importance of Being Jinja

The Importance of Being Jinja

June 2016Arriving back in the UK, I was picked up from Manchester airport by my mum and her mate Anita. The conversation home to Liverpool was dominated by the upcoming…

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The Aegean Traveller

May 2016 - Part 2On Friday 13th of May 2016 I boarded an Aegean Airlines plane from Manchester Airport to Larnaka International via Athens, and thus began an incredible week…

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Read more about the article The Emerald Isle

The Emerald Isle

May 2016 - Part 1 My Mersey Paradise Home sweet home! Finally, after far too much messing around. I surprised my mum and dad (they weren't expecting me back until…

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