I have many Christmas traditions (these three decorations must go here, here and here on the Christmas tree, making mince pies with Dad, putting out the boots, eating my body weight in After Eights) and one of them is that on the day after Boxing Day (or the day after that, depending on whether there’s a… More Christmas Adventure at West Bay
Every year, my friend Tom and I go for a “Christmas Adventure”. We started doing it in 2014 and it’s become a beloved ritual. We even managed it in 2020 and 2021 (with special guest Catherine!) – we both had to drive, which meant no wine and we had to keep our distance but it… More A winter’s day at Mudeford: Christmas Adventure 2022
Welcome to 2022! Traditionally, the first or second post of any year is my Christmas Adventure With Tom, depending on whether I have time to finish it in time for the first post of the New Year, and this year here it is up first – with some changes. Of course there are changes. We’re still… More Two Bears and a Barnacle
Every year since 2014, my friend Tom and I have gone for “an adventure” between Christmas and New Year. Usually that involves me picking Tom up from his parents’ house, driving off to some bit of coast and having some wine (well, Tom has the wine. I don’t like it and also I’m driving). We… More A COVID-free Christmas Adventure at Studland
One of the permanent annual fixtures on my calendar is an “adventure” with Tom on the day after Boxing Day. You may remember Tom from Lyme Regis last year, Charmouth in 2017, Swanage in 2016 or from our trip to Edinburgh two years ago. We generally go to the coast. We like a bit of… More Lulworth Cove: Tom & Juliet’s Annual Adventure
Welcome to 2019 and welcome to the latest edition of my annual Two Bears Adventure series. This is Tom (also known as Tom Bear and, well, I am a polar bear, hence two bears). You may remember him from Two Bears in Swanage, Two Bears in Charmouth or Two Bears in Edinburgh. This year we… More A day at Lyme Regis: Tom & Juliet’s Annual Adventure
Every year, between Christmas and New Year, my friend Tom and I go on an adventure to the beach. I guess the beach isn’t a rule but it always has been the beach. This year we went to Charmouth. If you watched Broadchurch, Broadchurch itself is everywhere from Bridport to Lyme Regis, so Charmouth is part… More Fossil hunting in Charmouth: Tom & Juliet’s Annual Adventure
I pick up the story of my trip to Edinburgh on Sunday morning. Tom and I were going to see Ashley Storrie on Sunday afternoon. He had plans to meet someone around Sunday lunchtime; I had plans to try to catch up on a little sleep. However, the hostel was so noisy and I can’t… More EdFringe 2017 part 2
2017 is my third Fringe, although I did make two trips up there in 2013 – one scheduled and one spontaneous when FOMA got the better of me. Actually, I’d only been half-thinking about going this year (I was only working two days a week after two months of unemployment) but then in the pub… More EdFringe 2017 part 1
For the last decade or so, I’ve been a solo traveller. It’s not a lifestyle choice, it’s just the way things worked out and I’ve got so used to it that I can’t imagine travelling with someone else. This year I’ve done just that. In May I went caravanning in France with my sister. That’s… More One bear becomes two bears