April 2023. If January is the cruellest month for Pub Men, with Dryanuary and unexpected micro closing times, then April is when tickers really get into gear. Only today I hear of GBG pros who have ticked off 100 pubs this month already. Half of them in Preston, no doubt. And April is when Pub… Continue reading A BOOZER IN BERKHAMSTED
PUBS WITH WRITING ON THE WALL AREN’T ALL BAD
April 2023. Big news from Waterbeach where Chung Hwa is under (slightly) new ownership, or rather old ownership, and is as wonderful as ever. I feel the need to tell you that as some folk moaned about changes on Facebook. Never trust “folk”, particularly electric. Back “home” I’ve been taking Dad out to the nicer… Continue reading PUBS WITH WRITING ON THE WALL AREN’T ALL BAD
REFLECTIONS ON COLCHESTER
April 2023. Sticking to the knitting now; trips to unsung English towns with some pics of old buildings and adverts for enticing events you’ve already missed. Not sure why Colchester is unsung, but it surely is. Rather like the whole of Essex (except Grays, obvs), Colchester is a real 3.5 of a town. Which means… Continue reading REFLECTIONS ON COLCHESTER
WELCOME TO SHEFFIELD
April 2023. Enough of the holiday snaps. Perhaps I’ll put the photos of risotto, Saint Theresa and bus tickets on my Instagram. Back home from Skopje, the mid-stay barriers opened for us first time for a change and were home in Sheffield 3 hours later. Unfortunately that meant 3am, and we had to be up… Continue reading WELCOME TO SHEFFIELD
TOILET “HUMOUR” IN PRISTINA
April 2023. I’d like to try and convince you that Pristina is one of the best pub towns in the world but you wouldn’t believe me and you’re not going there for your summer holiday anyway. But if you do, head for the run of pubs hidden amongst the foliage below the street called UCK… Continue reading TOILET “HUMOUR” IN PRISTINA
Camus/Cactus/Zen air freshener mash-up. A Daytrip To Prizren.
April 2023. A few more holiday snaps, then I can return to those bench seats and boring brown bitters in grim Midlands towns you so love. Only time in our itinerary for one excursion from Pristina, but by common consent Kosovo’s second city Prizren is the must see outside the capital. Kosovo is about half… Continue reading Camus/Cactus/Zen air freshener mash-up. A Daytrip To Prizren.
At Kosovo’s national stadium, we’re outed as “Not Ultras”
April 2023. Picking maps to illustrate our foreign travels is always tricky, but this one might work for Kosovo. That reminds me; we still need to do Belgrade and Sofia. Bass recommendations for those places welcome. Pristina was a joy. The mix of brutalist housing, international businesses, crafty cafes and a bit of old city… Continue reading At Kosovo’s national stadium, we’re outed as “Not Ultras”
PRISTINA – KOSOVO’S FALMOUTH ?
March 2023. Blimey. I’m going to have to say something nice about Mrs RM. She’ll think I’m being sarcastic. Here goes; Mrs RM takes better photos than me. Sadly she’s still struggling with the title/format/copywrite for her imminent blog relaunch so I’ve had to nick her photo of Soma Book Station off Facebook, where she… Continue reading PRISTINA – KOSOVO’S FALMOUTH ?
CRAFTY CAT CAFE, PRISTINA
March 2023. I didn’t know what to expect from Kosovo, but I wasn’t counting on crafty cat cafes in Pristina. Our apartment was just across the road from the main pedestrianised boulevard of Mother Teresa, between park and national stadium. The most obvious sight are the minarets of mosques in a largely Albanian Muslim, but… Continue reading CRAFTY CAT CAFE, PRISTINA
BILL CLINTON WELCOMES US TO PRISTINA
March 2023. Three days in North Macedonia, three in Kosovo. Just as Erling Haaland had more bookings than hat-tricks today, so we ticked more countries than GBG pubs last week. A 10am departure from Skopje bus station after double espressos and doughy snacks accompanied by the Sounds of 1976. I admit we were hoping for… Continue reading BILL CLINTON WELCOMES US TO PRISTINA
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