Wombles of Wimbledon

AFC Wimbledon 3-0 Oxhey Jets (September 2006)

Looking back the first English League club I actually supported was Wimbledon FC!! I remember sitting at home on my own in Marlo watching the 1988 FA Cup Final, and everyone in school supported Liverpool, Everton or Manchester United. I decided to support Wimbledon for the day as they were rank outsiders, and in fact Read more about AFC Wimbledon 3-0 Oxhey Jets (September 2006)[…]

The St. David ferry from Larne to Stranraer

World Borders: Getting the Ferry from Larne, Northern Ireland to Stranraer, Scotland (The 1980s…)

As I have mentioned before I always had a fascination with transport and travel. It was more the doing of it than the technical and manufacturing side. In the 1980s, back in them days Summer holidays would be spent in Northern Ireland (we would have seen no need to leave our home country). This meant Read more about World Borders: Getting the Ferry from Larne, Northern Ireland to Stranraer, Scotland (The 1980s…)[…]

Seventy Eight Days Round The World!

It is July 1st 2008! And exactly one year ago the day I embarked on a 78 day round the world trip, the very reason I decided to start this blog!! All those blog entries are nearly up to date on here now, as I’ve now been blogging for 11 months. However here are my Read more about Seventy Eight Days Round The World![…]