I’m sad to report the death of Tom Barry, the co-author of Boris Watch, a site I know many 853 readers will be familiar with. Tom also chronicled the ups and downs (well, mostly downs) of the cable car, and last year wrote a fantastic demolition of the Silvertown Tunnel scheme that may well come […]
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Capital Ring: Some final thoughts
I’ve had lots of generous feedback on my Capital Ring posts, for which I’m very grateful. If you’ve enjoyed reading my words and looking at my pictures, I hope it inspires you to get out and try it yourself. It’s a fascinating trek around London, and I guarantee it’ll introduce you to new places you’ve […]
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Capital Ring 10: Olympic Park to Charlton
And now, the end is near… well, not all that near, as it happened. There were still a good 10 miles to go on the Capital Ring as a I hopped off the 108 at Stratford High Street. All around, the changes to E15 as 2012 approaches were apparent, as builders worked on creating approaches […]
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Capital Ring 9: Stoke Newington to the Olympic Park
One of the most striking things about living in London is that it is always changing, often before our eyes. Tourists may come to visit ye olde London town, but the city we know is always in a permanent state of flux. New buildings go up, old ones are torn down. People settle down, people […]
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Capital Ring 8: West Hendon to Stoke Newington
Most of my past Capital Ring wanderings seemed to make some kind of geographic sense to me. I can place Wandsworth on a map and know that if I keep going in one direction I’ll get to Wimbledon, and so on. Sure, getting there from Crystal Palace confused me a little bit, but that was […]
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Capital Ring 7: Harrow-on-the-Hill to west Hendon
It’s been a long time… um, since I actually did this walk. Well, about three months – after which I spent six weeks mostly travelling, and then over a month, er, forgetting to post this. But I’m digging my walking shoes out this week to have a pop at completing the Capital Ring, so it’s […]
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Look inside America
Charlton, London: Back home on Tuesday, groggy, a bit confused, and wondering why I’d suddenly been catapaulted from summer (28C in Washington on Monday) to autumn (wind, rain, leaves everywhere). A day later, I’m crossing my fingers that a ton of sleep has minimised the effects of jetlag. I hope it has. Many, many years […]
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Return of America’s least wanted
Bethesda, Maryland, 03.00 EDT: Because sometimes pictures can tell the story better than… well, the story can. And because they were inescapable – at least 100,000 people on this demo, organised by a number of groups which somehow reminded me of the Taxpayers’ Alliance. Before we all start to sneer – a thought which struck […]
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