The Travels of a Curious Old Man

And his equally curious companion, who looks younger

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Monday, 26 June 2017

A Fine Drinking Man's Country?

I have long intended to write this post but now, with a huge bloggy backlog and much else to do, I don't have the time. But I'...

Monday, 22 May 2017

Ripon and Fountains Abbey

Renewing the Bonds of Friendship from an American Exchange 34 Year Ago Some Background In 1983 I had been teaching for 11 years, our dau...

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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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