Sometimes you stumble upon something bizarre, beautiful and baffling on your travels, close to your own home. On a recent walk through Northumberland Park in North Shields, I was surprised to discover a historic pet cemetery tucked away in a quiet corner of the Victorian park. Struck by […]
What type of tourist are you? Are you one of those obsessive travellers who has to tick everything on your holiday ‘to do list’? Or do you prefer to relax, chill out and hang around a pool or beach all day with no clear agenda or schedule? The ‘do everything’ traveller […]
Looking back over the last 12 months, I was struck my how many great breaks I’ve enjoyed in the UK. I’ve not had the chance to get abroad much this year so short holiday trips close to home have been a treat. From the wilds of Dorset and the craggy coasts of Cornwall […]
Do you know where the first modern Olympics were held? If you guessed Athens, Paris, St Louis or London, you’d be wrong. The answer – unbelievably – is a small town in England called Much Wenlock in rural Shropshire. Much Wenlock’s Olympian Games first took place in 1850, almost 50 years before […]
Who doesn’t love a festive Christmas market? The great British public is going nuts for them this year but I’m not convinced that I share everybody’s enthusiasm. These days every town and city in Britain seems to have its own winter wonderland and seasonal shopping village based on traditional European markets. […]
Visiting a fabulous art gallery or museum should be one of life’s great pleasures but what happens when the experience is ruined by rampaging coach parties, screaming children and petty irritations? People having loud conversations on mobile phones, breast feeding mothers, and badly behaved teenagers are some of […]
The London Olympics – I’m loving the sporting action from the 2012 Games. This Saturday I spent eight solid hours watching the TV coverage whilst sitting on my sofa. I have become the most appalling couch potato. During my mammoth TV viewing stint I ate three lemon and orange […]
Hello, I’m Tammy, the alter ego of a global traveller and UK wild wanderer from Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK. Long, long ago in a land before time, I discovered that having an imaginary friend called Tammy to help with my travel plans was a huge bonus and dramatically […]
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