I’ll keep the next place anonymous, I don’t like being the whining old bloke. But the calling of Last Orders in my target pub as I arrived at 9:41 pm did put a slight damper on my evening out after leaving a sodden and seatless local beer festival. Actually, I’ve no idea when last orders… Continue reading LAST ORDERS
Author: retiredmartin
Retired NHS, doing long walks around UK and the world to record the great bits. Focused on Good Beer Guide pubs and live music.
BRAVING THE ELEMENTS – A TRIBUTE TO THE CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS
May 2024. Cambridge. You’ll know I’m not one for tradition, unless that tradition involves a crispy beef from Chung Hwa, and I’m certainly no fan of beer festivals, for reasons which became even more obvious at this year’s Cambridge Fest, one of the oldest/biggest/best in the country. But as I’m round Mum and Dads and… Continue reading BRAVING THE ELEMENTS – A TRIBUTE TO THE CAMBRIDGE BEER FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS
CAN’T TOUCH DISS – NORFOLK FALLS
May 2024. Diss. It is the actual LAW that any post on Diss MUST reference MC Hammer, just as any blogging about Ealing must riff off that 1982 Marvin Gaye classic. ——– Mrs RM’s epic solo trip has given me a bit time between caring duties to do some local ticking, starting with the last… Continue reading CAN’T TOUCH DISS – NORFOLK FALLS
So, where is Mrs RM going NOW ?
May 2024. ??? Back in Sheffield from Albania one (1) day and I hear a whoop of joy from Mrs RM downstairs. Surely she hasn’t found the secret stash of Star Bars ? No, she’s found a bargain itinerary for a new and epic journey, leaving Sheffield tomorrow. On her own. “Don’t you mind me… Continue reading So, where is Mrs RM going NOW ?
STFU
May 2024. Kelham. Sheffield. I’ve got my Tidal playing via my Sonos into my SBLs again, none of which makes sense to me but it does mean I get to hear angsty twenty-three year old American women berating boyfriends, so life is good. But nothing beats live music, and a £40 Get Together ticket bought… Continue reading STFU
MORRIS DANCING AT THE NEW BARRACK TAVERN
May 2024. Sheffield. Back home from the Balkans I felt the need for British culture. Cask beer and Morris dancing at the New Barrack, one of Sheffield’s longest running Guide entries but perhaps a bit unsung of late. A pleasant evening over the park, down towards Hillsborough’s industrial estates, where the early arrivals were making… Continue reading MORRIS DANCING AT THE NEW BARRACK TAVERN
TIRANA COMPLETE – COCKTAILS, CATHEDRALS AND CONCRETE BUNKERS. AND A CREME ECLAIR.
May 2024. Tirana. Albania. The last of four days in Albania, all great apart from the ever-present fear of being at the wrong bus stop, and time to tick the (few) big tourist attractions. But first, local food at EOS Mezze bar, a classy place behind Pan’s Tap with a brunch offer. Mrs RM got… Continue reading TIRANA COMPLETE – COCKTAILS, CATHEDRALS AND CONCRETE BUNKERS. AND A CREME ECLAIR.
PAN’S TAP, TIRANA
May 2024. Tirana. Albania. Coming towards the end of the Albanian four-dayer now. A joy of a trip, though lacking a bit on the Chinese takeaway and cask ale fronts. I had to explain to Mrs RM that Untappd has two categories of bar; the “approved venues” in yellow, the ones where you might find… Continue reading PAN’S TAP, TIRANA
RADIO, RADIO
May 2024. Tirana. Albania. Mrs RM’s mood noticeably picked up after eating 60% of that apple strudel, and despite her insistence we weren’t visiting lots of bars on our day in Tirana she immediately asked me “Where’s your pub then ?” as we headed into Blokku, the posher bit of the city where the communist… Continue reading RADIO, RADIO
WELL, IS TIRANA WORTH A VISIT THEN ?
May 2024. Tirana. Albania. We had the best part of a whole day in Tirana before our evening flight back to Luton’s Long Stay car park, and I was thrilled, thrilled I tell you, to be exploring one of Europe’s least known capitals. Largely dismissed as not worthy of an overnight stop on the way… Continue reading WELL, IS TIRANA WORTH A VISIT THEN ?
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