The Travels of a Curious Old Man

And his equally curious companion, who looks younger, but isn't

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Friday, 2 September 2016

Southwell

A Minster, Some Apples and a Workhouse Nottinghamshire Southwell: Introduction Today is my 66th birthday, which makes me very defini...

Sunday, 31 July 2016

West of Ireland (8): Ardfert, Flying-boats and Limerick

A Medieval Abbey, the Birth of the Airline Industry and a City beside the River Shannon We checked out of our Tralee hotel with a long day...

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About Me

Dandly: I have always travelled, but I didn’t start blogging about it until 2010, Back then I had just I retired and fondly imagined I was still middle aged. Being now over 70, I'm forced to admit that I am inexorably and ungraciously becoming an Old Man. I can still do (almost) everything I could in my youth; it just takes longer and requires more effort. I have always been curious and still enjoy travelling because that curiosity remains undimmed. I am curious about geography, languages, food, politics, religion, food, architecture, history, food (always a favourite!), wild life and the list goes on … Being a former teacher, I feel a need to share my discoveries, hence the blog. I may, perhaps, be curious in a different way, but that is for others to judge

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