It is Spring in London and for those who think London is always grey and dull, there is a photo album taken over a few weeks and from different locations around where we live. You know who you are (TC). There are gardens like these all over London and there are often days of warm weather and over 15 degrees, which for London is called 'warm'. Also to prove the photos are genuine I have endeavoured to get Anouk in as many as I can. But it is a cheap version of '...

Pippa and I went to Havant and Portsmouth for the weekend to primarily visit Kim and Oliver. They have been out in Australia since Oliver was born and so Pippa was really looking forward to seeing him. At 4 months he is a big boy. We caught the train down from London on Friday evening and came back on Sunday night. Train journeys in England are quite good as the railways came along after the towns and villages so the scenery is quite good. I met Pippa at London...

Well another road trip to a free attraction with a cheap pub near by. Ahhh the life of the traveller. Last weekend was a trip to Hadleigh Castle in Essex. The Freemans came with us so it was a nice, if a bit noisy, group. Hadleigh Castle was built by Hubert de Burgh in the 1215 when he was essentially running England as the king was a child. But Edward III came along and saw the potential as a fortress against the French coming up the Thames, so he extended it....

Well here I am checking out more property. This time the day was spent with the usual cast of Pippa and Rod, but long for the ride came Amy. Amy use to play football with Pippa in Australia and is living in the UK now for a couple of years and becoming a very seasoned traveller. This is one of the day trips Rod keeps planning. This time we went to Battle, near Hastings. It is the site of the battle of 1066 between King Harold I of England and William, Duke of No...

Pippa, Rod and I decided to head off for a few days together. It was the first break we had had together since Rod returned from Australia. Katharine was off to a conference for the weekend so someone had to look after her dog Maisie. Thus I was the candidate so I got Pippa and Rod to drive me to Culmstock in Devon for the weekend. In return I allowed them to come with me to Corfe Castle in Dorset for a few days on the way back to London. The drive over was a di...