March 2024. Aveiro. Portugal. See ! There will be pubs in this Portuguese mini-series. No-one does pubs like the British though. Except the Germans. And no-one does trip planning like Mrs RM; five hotels in four cities in six days along Portugal’s east coast, starting with a place I’d never heard of (translation : Aveiro… Continue reading MARTIN’S BAR, AVEIRO
EXPO ’98 REVISITED
March 2024. Lisbon. The Star hotel at Lisbon Airport gave us our only breakfast of the week; the Portuguese really don’t do bacon, or filter coffee, but they do do patries. We took the metro to Oriente, helped by incredibly friendly staff who patiently us how to buy tickets (£1.60 a journey). and their stations… Continue reading EXPO ’98 REVISITED
JOHN WAYNE IS BIG LEGGY
March 2024. Lisbon. Just back from a great week in Portugal which means a) hundreds of holiday snaps, b) blog views will fall by a third, c) loads of words will miss the lttr “e”. What’s been happening while I’ve been away ? As we left Lisbon last night, just after I had to switch… Continue reading JOHN WAYNE IS BIG LEGGY
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 50 – NORTH YORKSHIRE (PART II)
Will be there a dozen in South Yorkshire as well ? Or two dozen just in Sheffield ? We shall find out together. But first, five more in the North of the White Rose county. I’ll be honest; classic pubs in the heart of the Dales or the Moors didn’t jump out. So you get… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 50 – NORTH YORKSHIRE (PART II)
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 50 – NORTH YORKSHIRE PART I of 2
Well, after a long gap, we return to “Half a dozen pubs…” and three difficult counties to complete England. Don’t worry, Tayside will be easier. Actually, that’s SUCH a big county I’m going to split it in two, so you can have a round dozen. I make the rules. A southern five first ? We… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 50 – NORTH YORKSHIRE PART I of 2
WEDNESDAY ON A TUESDAY
March 2024. Hillsborough. Americans may not be aware that there are two (2) sorts of football (“soccer” if you must). There’s the game played by Manchester City, Luton Town, and whoever else is in the Premier League these days, and another version known as “grassroots football” played by everyone else without access to the miracle… Continue reading WEDNESDAY ON A TUESDAY
USE YOUR SPOONS OR LOSE IT, DRIFFIELD !
March 2024. Driffield. 2 hours home from Flamborough Head, or it would have been but for a crash just north of the M62 near Goole. Why always Goole. Thankfully I’d taken Mrs RM’s advice, there’s a first time for everything, and we’d stopped for a late lunch in Driffield. I’m sure there’s more attractions stops,… Continue reading USE YOUR SPOONS OR LOSE IT, DRIFFIELD !
TO FLAMBOROUGH HEAD
March 2024. Flamborough Head. Bridlington. A last batch of pictures from the “bracing” east coast, and a last tick for East Yorkshire at the Marine Hotel, a very typical holidaymakers small hotel. Is Flamborough a holiday destination ? Well, the Taylor family stayed just up the road at Reighton Sands in a tent (£22 for… Continue reading TO FLAMBOROUGH HEAD
SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY (SLIGHT RETURN)
March 2024. Robin Hood’s Bay. I had to end that last post abruptly as I was getting off a catamaran. We’ll rejoin the story in Robin Hood’s Bay, where Mrs RM is irritated by the fact I’ve made her walk down a steep hill, to a gorgeous pub I’ve just told her doesn’t open till… Continue reading SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY (SLIGHT RETURN)
BACON AND BEER AT ROBIN HOOD’S BAY
March 2024. Robin Hood’s Bay. An overnighter in Whitby, then a trip down the coast via breakfast bacon baps at Botham’s bakery, which is my best alliteration since yesterday. Maltmeister had insisted I have a Botham’s, so while Mrs RM fitted in a work call in the Marston’s motel I nipped out to the actual… Continue reading BACON AND BEER AT ROBIN HOOD’S BAY
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