First Impression Of Hungary on Landing
Within minutes of meeting Magdalena and Bonnie (her aged, but lovely German Shepherd) the motorway took us through green countryside past fields of sunflowers ready to harvest and paprika.
Trams Or Light Rail: Transport For Life
Trams are efficient in a number of ways. They generally have priority over other vehicles at junctions, making them speedier than cars. They use electrical energy more efficiently, even more than the expanding fleet of electric vehicles. This is because there is less friction between steel wheel and rail than there is between rubber tyre and asphalt.
Across Five European Countries
After France, Belgium and Holland, the longest part of the journey is on the German Autobahn. That that is not my favourite part of the trip, I must admit. I won’t bore you with what I thought were hair-raising moments when four or five cars driving with next to no distance between them overtook at incredible speeds. I also lost count of how many road works I encountered.
Magdalena and Mike’s Travellogue – Stage 1
Our Anglo-Hungarian Adventure Begins This is the first story about two septuagenarians from different countries who have yet to meet physically but are about to embark on an adventure together. We formed a crazy plan to buy an eight-seater Japanese import car together that she would drive to her little wooden house by a lake […]
Healthcare Provision In Belgium
The quality of healthcare in Belgium is of the highest level however, the system for accessing health care is different to that in the UK
EUROPEAN TRAVEL
Have Cancer: Can’t Travel – No Insurance!
Have Cancer: Can’t Travel – Difficulty in finding Annual Travel Insurance for people with a pre-existing medical condition.
Willesborough Windmill, Past and Present
Willesborough Windmill is a landmark South East of Ashford, run by a small but enthusiastic group of volunteers
It’s Not On the Map: Beaches for the Differently-Abled
It’s not on the map. Kent does not seem to feature in tourism sites aiming to appeal to the differently-abled
Poetry
Electric Scooter Rider at Dawn, a poem
He was standing up straight on the scooter,A silhouette in the dawn sunlight,As he glided over the railway bridgeSafety jacket gleaming,One of the few going to work on wheels like this. What posture compares to this allure ?A charioteer poised in bronze cab, reins in handA steel-clad knight pounding by on be-ribboned steed ?A falconer […]
TWO WHEELS BETTER THAN FOUR?
E-Scooter Trial in Canterbury: mixed views
Although e-scooters are only legal if used on private land unless part of a government trial, thousands have been bought with a cost of as little as £300. They have become a common sight throughout the country and a hazard. To date, at least four people have died and many others have been injured, some of them with life changing injuries.