John Burke's a-Musings

I have blogged about this ride at the Pleasure Beach before, way back in 2008, but I was miserly with the photos then. In those days I only...

Saturday 14 February 2015. We sail into port on the island of Roatan, about 30 miles off Honduras. There's a small village and a beach...

Friday 13 February 2015. Not the most auspicious date for a day on holiday, but we push any superstitious notions to the back of our minds ...

Ah yes, it's not often that I can write a headline like that, so I'm making the most of it! Those details later however... We have ...

Tuesday 10 February 2015 was a long day. Twenty nine hours to be precise... We left home to travel to Manchester Airport in a taxi with on...

Wednesday 6 December 1995. Our final day in London and we awake to the sound of sleet hammering on the window. The TV news showed pictures...

Tuesday 5 December 1995. After coming out of the London Tower we went across the way and into a small shopping centre, at the back of which...