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Brighton Marathon 2010

Tom — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:11:07 +0000

Brighton held it’s inaugural maration in 2010, 26.2 miles along the sea front in the unusually hot April sun. 8,000 runners took part, including a Storm Trooper, Scooby Doo, Mr Potato Head and Rambo. Nice.

Sienna in the spring

Tom — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:01:58 +0000

The historic city of Sienna hosted a wedding in the church in the centre of the above photo. A historic city, and lacking a nearby airport to give it more independence from the usual tourists. Old cobbled streets pave the steep streets which circle the main town square, it’s a captivating city which has a surprising amount to offer for its size.

North Yorkshire in the snow

Tom — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:46:07 +0000

New year in Yorkshire, through the snowy hills to Leeming Bar

Alfriston and Cuckmere

Tom — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:57:21 +0000

Along the Sussex coast is the small village of Alfriston, home to the Alfriston Gallery. Further south is the Cuckmere valley, a beautiful meandering river slightly west of Eastbourne.

Autumn Yorkshire

Tom — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:51:51 +0000

Away from the city smoke and up into the Yorkshire Dales. Home to some very fine pubs, stunny landscapes and fine friends.

Lille

Tom — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:40:32 +0000

Lille is only 90 minutes away from London on the eurostar and an excellent city break destination. Fine architecture, great food with regional specialities, and belgium influences of beer and chocolate.

Woburn Abbey

Tom — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:22:55 +0000

The infamous English Bank Holiday Weekend. It started with a trip up to Woburn Abbey, just south of Milton Keynes. In true bank holiday fashion, the first hour of the journey was spent sitting statonary on the M25 after a serious accident five miles ahead.

Wobrun Abbey was hosting an arts craft and food fair with birds of prey on display and everything from glass blowing to archery. I’m told the cheese and cider were particularly good though I’m not a fan of either.

London Marathon 2009

Tom — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:42:02 +0000

As a London resident you should make the time to cheer on the marathon runners a they run, jog, walk and crawl the the 26 miles from Greenwich to the Mall. This year I was paying particular attention to BHF’s “Heart Runners” and cheering them on as well as tweeting and taking these pictures. The weather was great for spectactors, a little warm for the runners but all in all a great day out.

Summer arrives in Checkendon

Tom — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:43:22 +0000

Escaping London for another weekend catching up with friends. This time Reading was the destination and on the Sunday we decided to make the most of the unusually fine weather and find ourselves a good pub with nearby walking potential. The Four Horse Shoes was picked in Checkendon, a charming little village where very little has changed for very many years.

It’s all white up north

Tom — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:54:22 +0000

Thanks to a special offer from National Express trains I was able to visit some friends in North Yorkshire for £10. There was still a decent amount of snow on the fields and it made for some stunning views. We visited Richmond which is a very picturesque town set on a hill with a ruined castle and river running past, and Masham, home of the Black Sheep and Theakston breweries.

It’s a fine part of the country and well worth a visit.