Converting long square stock into a round cross-section does not need complicated woodworking skills. The square section is transformed into a hexagon, then to a 16 sided polygon and finally finished to a perfect round. Either saw or plane the … Continue reading
In 1956 I bought my first car, a shiny black 1936 Austin Seven Ruby. I had no driving licence but because of some unknown logic, the government, embroiled in the Suez fiasco, allowed learner drivers to practice without an accompanied … Continue reading
My 11th birthday present was a shining new two wheel bicycle. I have been cycling for over sixty years, not for sport or exercise but for leisure. I now select unhilly routes and keep an eye on the wind … Continue reading
Seventy years ago on the Shambles bombsite in Manchester city centre a salesman’s pitch went like this. ‘I’m not asking a pound, not ten shillings, not even five shillings, this valuable Swiss watch is yours for only half-a-crown’. It was … Continue reading
In 2009 I had decided to stop off in Thailand for 4 days on my way to England from Australia. Some friends (“the girls”) were staying in Patong so it would be fun to catch up with them and relax. … Continue reading
SAN IGNACIO I was in Belize, an ex British colony which Guatemalans still feel should be theirs. I stayed at the same place as Chris and went on an excellent caving trip consisting of swimming through the cave to a … Continue reading
I planned to stay in Leon for two to three days. However, after a lunchtime bottle of wine I met Jean, a tall, Swiss, aging hippy dressed in white and a panama hat. That day I ended up joining his … Continue reading
The story so far…. A long long time ago in a world far from here, two intrepid men with a thirst for adventure and risk, decided to see strange new worlds, undiscovered by Macdonalds, in a place called Central America. … Continue reading
..or “Fear and Loathing” in Acapulco, with apologies to Jack Kerouac and Hunter S Thompson. MEXICO CITY Checked into this massive sprawling city in the final week of February and settled at Casa de los Amigos, a Quaker run hostel … Continue reading
Year – 2000 Like the end of “Midnight Cowboy”, with Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, but instead we took the plane – On down to sunny Miami Beach, nursing major hangover. As all things in the US, Miami Beach is not … Continue reading