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Keep on Running - Malaga
For those kind souls who are regular readers of my blog, you’ll be well aware of my great admiration for Andalucía. Its white washed...
Feb 155 min read


Showdown on the Pennine frontier
Sounds like the title of a classic Spaghetti Western eh? Not quite but you’re on the right lines. Ditch moonshine round campfires for...
Jan 2510 min read


Lest We Forget
I Thomas Whittam won the VC But what of the rest of the fighting Burnley, Left in the fields and trenches to rot Those that came home...
Nov 10, 20242 min read


Suda Bay – War Cemetery
This afternoon whilst driving around the magical island of Crete I came across the Suda Bay War Cemetery. Nestled on the outskirts of...
May 28, 20243 min read


The rain in Spain falls mainly on Cordoba
It’s often difficult and almost always unfair to judge a place when it’s raining. For that reason and that reason alone, we hopped on the...
Feb 5, 20245 min read


Armistice Day – The Pals
Here’s to Joseph Finnigan. My Great Great Grandfather. A fine footballer in his youth he trialed with Burnley in 1906, before rumblings...
Nov 11, 20232 min read


Sevilla – Football and Religion
The Benito Villamarín A two hour train ride from Malaga, itself one of Western Europe’s oldest cities and a fine one at that, followed...
May 26, 20233 min read


Ootacamund – Snooker and colonial Britain
I There’s a fine old town in high Tamil That’s perched amidst its verdant hills, A tribal land that oft changed hands Once grand Tipu’s...
Apr 30, 20231 min read
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