July 2025. Edinburgh. Yes, Edinburgh. A second Scottish tickathon in a month. This would normally have been a prohibitively expensive trip, but by the mere act of being old, fixing train times and also starting at 6am from a car park halfway up the A1 in Darlington, I got the cost down significantly. Just imagine… Continue reading 80 SHILLING. ONE QUID.
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A CLIMB TO THE BEN NEVIS
July 2025. Glasgow. One night in Glasgow, an expensive one we’ll hear more about later. 10 minutes on the train back from Jordanhill brings you into the heart of the West End, where a room in a flat off Argyle Street like this one; cost £30 at the start of the century. Thinking about it,… Continue reading A CLIMB TO THE BEN NEVIS
THE GOOD GRUB GUIDE TO GEORGIA
May 2025. Georgia. Yes, some themed blogging for you, as I struggle to cope with putting 466 photos into posts. Come back, oooh, June and you might be able to read about Bass and Derby instead of this foreign muck. Back in 2023 it was a final Lithuanian meal in Kaunas that added Georgia to… Continue reading THE GOOD GRUB GUIDE TO GEORGIA
WEST YORKSHIRE HAS FALLEN. THE APPLEGARTH, RIDDLESDEN
May 2025. Riddlesden. West Yorkshire. Cup Final day, the showpiece of the football calendar. At least it was, when it was the only game on telly, and the last game of the season. Nowadays it’s an irritant, the actual timing fought over by broadcasters to maximise overseas rights and make sure it’s over before Eurovision.… Continue reading WEST YORKSHIRE HAS FALLEN. THE APPLEGARTH, RIDDLESDEN
The importance of the “comma below” in Iași
March 2025. Iași. Romania. A 4:30 am alarm in the Mid Stay at Luton Airport, a quick fry-up of last night’s curry, and then we left the campervan in the safe hands of Alfie, Dave and co. It’s only a 10 minute stroll to the terminal, which makes Luton Mid Stay better than some short… Continue reading The importance of the “comma below” in Iași
2024 RETIRED MARTIN TRAVELS – A YEAR OF TWO HALVES
You’ll be relieved to know Mrs RM and I welcomed in the new year and Dryanuary with a pint and a National trust tick yesterday, but before we get to 2025 I’ve got more of those contractually obligated “Best of ’24” posts for you. After all, there’s (marginally) more to life than pubs and beer,… Continue reading 2024 RETIRED MARTIN TRAVELS – A YEAR OF TWO HALVES
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No.72 – THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
A belated return to the celebrated “Half A Dozen Pubs” series, an early Christmas present. I’ve completed my Christmas present shopping of course; on 1 January, in fact, same as in the last 30 years. The in-laws have been touting a trip to the Channel Islands next year, and if I didn’t have the concern… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No.72 – THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No. 65 – GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE VALLEY
Yes, get the spoiler in early. For most folk, Glasgow means two things. A nine (9) minute train to Paisley Gilmour Street’s cultural highlights, And curry. Oh, and a bloke with a traffic cone on his head. But some great pubs, too, and compared to the Scottish capital a bit easier to find them outside… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No. 65 – GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE VALLEY
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No. 64 – EDINBURGH AND THE LOTHIANS
A belated return to the celebrated (in North Korea) “Half a dozen pubs…” series, which I might finish by 22nd December. Talking of which, where will I be on the most important day of the year ? Obviously, somewhere I’ve never been before, but a few new pubs would be nice. What about Mid Calder… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No. 64 – EDINBURGH AND THE LOTHIANS
BEER AND “Zuckerbäcker Goop” NIGHT AT LIECHTENSTEIN YOUTH HOSTEL
June 2024. Schaan-Vaduz. Liechtenstein. You can stay in luxury in Bulgaria or Albania for £30 a night, but Mrs RM had to bust the budget to stay overnight as we completed the European micronations. This might be the most expensive youth hostel in the world, but luckily Mrs RM had booked a Sunday night for… Continue reading BEER AND “Zuckerbäcker Goop” NIGHT AT LIECHTENSTEIN YOUTH HOSTEL
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