Bethesda, Maryland, 02.15am EDT: After Philadelphia, my last stop – Washington DC. Or, to be more exact, a room in an apartment in Bethesda, a few miles outside, with crickets chirruping outside. Getting my bearings earlier, I ran into a group of people protesting against Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms. A few of them were on […]
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Sleeping in the city that never sleeps
On the BoltBus to Philadelphia: I’d like to reel off a huge list of fascinating things I did in my four-and-a-half days in New York. I can’t, though – I spent my a great chunk of my time in one of the world’s most fascinating cities catching my breath, catching up on sleep, and, er, […]
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Over Niagara Falls, and back again
(Updated with photos, 2am EDT, Tuesday 8th) New York City: A week into my North American journey, and I’m convinced this must be one of the best things I have ever done. I’ve visited six cities so far: Boston; Burlington, Vermont; Montreal; Toronto; and the two Niagara Falls, one in Ontario and one in New […]
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King of the road
“Fuck off!” “Fuck you!” “Fuck off!” “Fuck you!” Half past seven on Sunday morning, and my North American jaunt had taken another weird turn. I was at Boston’s bus terminal, picking up a Greyhound service to Montreal, but finding myself delayed by a row between the driver and a youth who’d taken his elderly grandmother […]
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Smiles for Edward Kennedy
Boston, Massachusetts: The last thing I expected when I decided to head to America to see pals and sights was that I’d be thrown into a city in mourning. The death of US political icon Senator Edward Kennedy on Wednesday hadn’t meant a great deal to me, not knowing much about US politics. Across the […]
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Another day, another journey
By the time you read this, I’ll be heading somewhere else to do and see new things (and catch up with a couple of people as well). It’s going to be a big and daunting journey for me, something I’ve only done once before in my life, but I’m really excited about it too. And […]
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Capital Ring 6: Hanwell to Harrow on the Hill
I’ve cheated here – this is actually two sections of my Capital Ring odyssey in one – Hanwell to Greenford last week, Greenford to Harrow this week. I joined them together because they were both fairly short, largely unexciting, and because two posts about how Ealing Council clearly can’t be arsed to look after its […]
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Capital Ring 5: Richmond to Hanwell
Hooray! Walking shoes back on to pick up my round-London trip on the Capital Ring once again, after a break for holidays, a couple of weeks where I didn’t have many evenings free, and a few other issues. It was good to be out and about again, and this stretch was completely new territory for […]
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