“Any chance you can supply a picture?” Cue small earthquake in south west Oxfordshire. The filing system is comprehensively rummaged, turned upside down and shaken. Could have sworn I saw it the other day …. but where? As usual the … Continue reading
Last week my daughter had to choose an article from The Times to analyse. She flicked through the newspaper on the way to school, reading out the headlines. Rejecting ebola, American race riots and Labour’s plans to squeeze the private … Continue reading
A reader – yes! – “just wondered if you might be able to offer some advice.” Well, I might. I enjoy displacement activity and responding to requests for advice is a special favourite. There is little risk that the advice will … Continue reading
Daniel was not in bed, technically, when I poked my head round his door at eight, but at least he was in his room. It was a relief to see him sprawled across the floor face down, naked to … Continue reading
The English-language edition of the guide to the Loire à Vélo cycling trail reached me recently. I opened it with interest, having been surprised, when we cycled along the Loire in 2011, by how elusive the trail seemed at times, … Continue reading
In idle moments I have often googled golf and bicycle (or cycling). Almost nothing comes up, apart from a virtual debate about whether cycling is the new golf, the motion being that Masters of the Universe now do their … Continue reading
From Lyon comes an important announcement from Anne Lambusson, regional directrice of the Reseau Ferré de France. ‘After studying many hypotheses’ concerning the reopening of the Col des Montets rail tunnel on the Chamonix/Martigny line between France and Switzerland, citoyenne … Continue reading
Nov 7 update: Le Ski’s appeal deferred until May 2014 for further investigation, so the ban stands for the coming season. I’m up to here with mid-morning hot chocolate. If the French ski hosting rumpus makes me drink any more … Continue reading
Waiting for the article to appear is a difficult time, especially when you have gone to bed with a publication for the first time, as was the case with me and The Sunday Times Travel Magazine. After the coupling, polite … Continue reading
On the strength of a Buy recommendation in the FT I am reading Laetitia Rutherford’s so far marvellous memoir, Our Hearts Hang From The Lemon Trees. It is published by Short Books, the discerning publisher of my French cycling book, … Continue reading