
There aren’t many advantages to getting up at 5am on a Saturday morning to work but this was definitely one of them. I took this photo this morning in altrincham, Cheshire from the 5th floor of an office block looking South East towards Manchester Airport and the Derbyshire Peaks towards Buxton.

Had a stroll along Blackpool prom today. It’s come along way since I was last here 4 or 5 years ago. The front is being remade and there’s some great bits of public art, and some strange wobbling columns that look like arrows fired in to the ground.

Gorgeous colours as the sun shines through the thinning leaves on an autumnal Saturday afternoon at the end of October. This is Erwood Road at the side of Cringle Fields Park.

I’ve got the new Facebook profile which is launched on 30th September 2011. at the moment it’s only on my own profile and therefore doesn’t show the timeline of all my friends, let’s hope its a bit better than the changes made a couple of days ago. I like the new look so far, and [...]

Just arrived in Australia having flown with BA on BA9 from London Heathrow to Sydney via Bangkok. Not impressed with BA tho, unfortunately. When we got to Manchester we discovered we couldnt have the seats we would like but for £179 each were offered an upgrade to World Traveller Plus which would give us the [...]

Spent a couple of hours on my mountain bike today on my favourite blast from home up to Werneth Low a ride of just over 17 miles. It’s a great ride that’s mostly off road and follows the Trans Pennine bridleway from Stockport to Hyde and climbs mostly gently (other than the climb from Haughton [...]

I’ll shortly be embarking on a trip to Oz and i’ll be keeping an online diary which you’ll be able to read here. arent you the lucky one? to read the latest posts click on the Australia Diary Page

Do you remember the BT Viscount from the 80′s? I had a beige one until march this year until I lost it during a house move, I’m still hoping to find it in a box but I think it probably went to the tip in error. Travesty! The other week I thought I’d have a [...]

we got the 192 bus home on saturday night and were treated to the lovely sight of a woman in her late 40′s done up like a cheap drag act in thigh length patent plastic boots, fish net stockings and wet look leotard in a size 14 (I’m being nice) with bright White legs with [...]