OK, having hopefully got your attention by the corny title to this blog, I will continue in the same vein and exploit punning to the manximum. The Isle of Man is a place that I have wanted to visit for a while. It is a place where TT doesn’t mean being abstemious, but rather throbbing Continue Reading
The Scottish Mountains really must do better – Part II
Some may remember this post on the opinions of certain visitors to Scotland I thought that two years later I ought to check whether or not things had improved. Having I visited a few websites to see what reviews had been provided by visitors, I am sorry to say that they do not seem to have done Continue Reading
Confessions of a peakbagger – yet a further postscript (again)
I didn't think that I would be addressing this theme again, at least so soon. But this convinces me that mountain list ticking is actually quite sane, viz: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34440109 I think that the drinks are on Mrs Thomson. Continue Reading
Confessions of a peakbagger – yet a further postscript
It's funny how, having done a blog on peakbagging, a number of related commentaries appear. Now we have this. I think I need to be shocked and upset at the "accolade". Does this make me "dull" too? Myrddyn Phillips takes it all in remarkably good stead. But I think that it is all remarkably Continue Reading
Confessions of a peakbagger – further postscript
No sooner had I published my blog on this subject than the BBC put the following on its website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34196204 The "disease" is clearly widespread! Continue Reading