Spectator Line: Westminster, Mile 25 Backdrop: Big Ben Four hours. Tears, sweat and elation. Not theirs, mine. I made a detour on the road, it was time to make a dream come true. Watching the London Marathon was an unexpected opportunity and it turned out to be the best few hours on the road so far. I… Continue reading London Marathon 2014
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Eerie Encounters – SW England
Bath, Glastonbury, Wells, Stonehenge, Salisbury I've heard it beaten to death that Stonehenge is not impressive. I disagree. Stonehenge - seen just as a monument - is not tall, wide, cavernous, colourful, gilded, carved or any other kind of awe inspiring structure. But when I dug deep into when, where and why it came to be,… Continue reading Eerie Encounters – SW England
Countryside Capers – Cotswold Villages
Chipping Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold, Moreton-in-Marsh and in between It was time to leave the city behind. The English countryside that I had heard so much about beckoned with names that were a mouthful. As I hopped off the train from London at a middle-of-nowhere tiny train station and looked for the bus to Chipping Campden, I… Continue reading Countryside Capers – Cotswold Villages