Recently retired after 34 years at DuPont. Interests include cycling, music (esp heavy metal), gigs, travel, gardening, cooking, real ale. Can't resist gadgets!

Hertfordshire, Hitchin
Joined February 2009
This is the most expensive #cofee that I have ever seen in the UK at #Dover Eastern Docks! Congratulations @CostaCoffee. – at Guston, England
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This really made me laugh! #trump
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Penny farthing racing at the London Nocturn. – at London, England
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Woohoo, I spent over £300 on photography equipment and received a free tea bag! 😂
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Now that's something you don't see every day when walking into town! #Hitchin
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Seeing this station sign in #Belgium got me wondering whether the duffel coat was invented here. Turns out that the fabric (called duffel) was, but the iconic coat was invented by the British Royal Navy.
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Chatting to an American and a Canadian yesterday, I was surprised that neither of them knew the word 'bespoke'. Does it only exist in British English?!
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Someone remind me never to fly to or from #BrusselsAirport again. Should have learnt my lesson last time!
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I was typing a message in Dutch, but I didn't know the Dutch word for plumbing. This is it! 😅
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After 4 trains, 2 buses, 1 tube, 1 aeroplane and 10000 steps, I'm almost in Westkapelle (Netherlands).
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That has to be the most ambiguous sign I've ever seen! Are they opening, closing down or refurbishing?!
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I'm exploring an old factory in Den Bosch, #Netherlands. A local just told me that it's an old pig food factory because there are 50 million pigs in North Brabant!
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Amusing loo sign in a OldSkulls metal bar in #Sofia!
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I'm sure that that's a Cyberman in disguise! #DrWho #Örebro #Sweden
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Are they having a laugh!? This is the Station Pantry in the St Pancras Eurostar terminal.
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That has to be the best toilet sign I've ever seen! #kaunas
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Slightly weird translation!
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Either that was a bloody hard ride or I need to reassess my HR zones! #cycling #Strava @FactorBikes
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I dunno why Arriva think that I walk at 7 mph! 😅
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