Travel on Land
Capt Peter has been on the move ever since he jumped into his pedal jeep at the age of four and decided to go to Leeds. He only reached the outskirts at Kirkstall traffic lights before being picked up by the cops, but he’d managed six miles of mainly downhill racing. What’s more, to add…
Travel on Sea
Biography
I was preparing ‘Moon Rising’ for ebook publication in late October, when my film-maker friend suggested she might pitch the idea at a London conference of directors and producers. ‘It’s set in Whitby – very visual – and it’s about Bram Stoker and ‘Dracula’. A great hook to get people interested…’ Far from convinced, I…
The medieval hall of the Merchant Adventurers’ Guild in York has a wonderful crest above the entrance: God Give Us Good Adventure. That motto has always appealed to me, and with its echoes of trade and water-borne journeys from York, it seemed somehow appropriate for the launch of Liam’s Story. Those connections echoed the modern part of…
The medieval hall of the Merchant Adventurers’ Guild in York has a wonderful crest above the entrance: God Give Us Good Adventure. That motto has always appealed to me, and with its echoes of trade and water-borne journeys from York, it seemed somehow appropriate for the launch of Liam’s Story. Those connections echoed the modern…
Fiction
Have you ever done it? According to the Guardian, more and more parents are taking their children on extended holidays – time-out, lifestyle-changes or whatever. They mostly involve months spent touring other countries, getting back to nature, and legally home-educating the kids. I guess parents have to jump through hoops to get that kind of…
England and Portugal have been pals since a pact of perpetual friendship was sealed with the Treaty of Windsor in 1386 – the oldest still-running alliance in the world. Of course, like any friendship, there have been a few hiccups along the way, not least when Portugal ran out of direct heirs to its kingdom….
I was preparing ‘Moon Rising’ for ebook publication in late October, when my film-maker friend suggested she might pitch the idea at a London conference of directors and producers. ‘It’s set in Whitby – very visual – and it’s about Bram Stoker and ‘Dracula’. A great hook to get people interested…’ Far from convinced, I…
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