St Michael’s Mount Friday brought another solo day trip by train and also the achievement of another item ticked off on my personal ‘bucket list’. I visited Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy
Tag: Transport Heritage
January 2022: (Scottish) National Museum of Flight
Background The National Museum of Flight is Scotland’s official aviation museum. Part of National Museums Scotland, it grew out of aviation-related acquisitions by the Edinburgh-based National Museum of Scotland, the
California, Here We Come! (2021): Day 11: Sausalito, the Castro and North Beach revisited
Trip to Sausalito Today’s breakfast was at a nearby Blue Bottle Café, and this was followed by our usual shower routine before the day got underway in earnest. One notable
California, Here We Come! (2021): Day 10: San Francisco on Foot
Today began at a leisurely pace: we had a very light Starbucks breakfast and returned to base for showers. The first real event was our 1130 reservation for dim sum
October 2021: London Transport Museum Depot
While many regular visitors to the UK capital are familiar with the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, far fewer people are aware of its substantial ‘overflow’ site at Acton
September 2021: Edinburgh: Granton & Trinity
One Saturday morning in September, I took part in a five-mile group walk that started and ended in West Granton, in North Edinburgh. Our route was a loop taking in
September 2021: Wemyss Bay & Largs
Introduction This is the last of seven posts covering our Island-Hopping Whisky Trail trip in August/September 2021. 6 Cowal Peninsula & Isle of Bute 7 Wemyss Bay & Largs Return
September 2021: Cowal Peninsula & Isle of Bute
Introduction This is the sixth of seven posts covering our Island-Hopping Whisky Trail trip in August/September 2021. 5 Isle of Jura 6 Cowal Peninsula & Isle of Bute 7 Wemyss
August 2021: Belfast
Introduction Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, one of two entities created in the 1921 partition of Ireland. Formed from six out of the nine traditional
England Grand Tour (2021): Days 18-19: Return to Bristol & A day in Bath
Day 18: Monday Today was probably the most low-key day of the trip. We drove from Borehamwood back to Bristol Airport, returned the rental car and completed the journey to
April 2021: Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
Preamble Before proceeding to the destination, I couldn’t help noting that on the last day of April 2021, I was making my first train journey of the year – an
April 2021: Edinburgh: Water of Leith Walkway (Part 1)
Introduction The Water of Leith is the closest Edinburgh gets to having a river flowing through the city centre. In saying that, I’m thinking specifically of the relatively short section
October 2020: Northern Portugal (Part 5): Foz do Douro
Foz is the district of Porto where the Douro flows into the Atlantic Ocean. It stretches northwards from the river mouth through an area that is notable for its lack
October 2020: Northern Portugal (Part 3): Porto
With a city population of 240,000 and a metropolitan area that is home to 1.7 million people, Porto is Portugal’s second city. Its ancient name, Portus Cale, may even be
September 2020: Berlin (Part 2)
Tempelhof Airport Tempelhof was Berlin’s first major airport, operating between 1923 (making it a similar vintage to Croydon Airport) and 2008. The former airport’s main claim to fame is the
August 2020: An Hour in North Queensferry
I found myself at a loose end one Saturday afternoon and decided to jump on a train to North Queensferry, a mere 15-minute ride from my home station of Haymarket.