Suppose you one of those people who has to have a car to do the short trips — to the newspaper shop, to school, to the local library, to the station even. Now there’s a very low-cost electric powered driving option available. And if you generate your own power, it’s effectively free, if you discount… Continue reading
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Dorset – the West Country's ne plus ultra county
Set off to the West Country with no particular destination in mind, and you may not make it beyond Dorset. The county’s many attractions include one of the best resorts on the South Coast, a hero’s home, mysterious hill forts and the golden road where they shot the nation’s favourite commercial.
Continue reading →Wake up to California Dreamin'
This elegant Pacific coast resort is the antidote to big city stress in
nearby Los Angeles. The breezes blow pure and cool off the Pacific, the
sunsets are spectacular and – can you believe – people actually walk. These are the best bits of the California lifestyle, packed into Santa Monica –
just 16 miles from LA airport, and a short limo hop from Hollywood
Knutsford Great Race draws international penny farthing riders
The Knutsford Great Race, 2010 is the fourth running of the once-in-10-year international penny farthing race, held in Knutsford, Cheshire. The writer inspected some machines and found out more about this brief but exciting taechnology.
Continue reading →Petrol-sipping car ad goes mainstream
Now here’s a thing. The first double page colour advert in a national newspaper that I’ve seen selling a mainstream car (which is neither a hybrid nor an electric vehicle) with emissions so low the owner doesn’t have to pay road tax. Granted the tagline to the advert in the Mail on Sunday’s Live magazine for… Continue reading →
City of elegance and festivals, and "birthplace" of Harry Potter
This is one of Britain’s grandest destinations, all proud history and elegant architecture, set against the commanding backdrop of the Castle Rock and Arthur’s Seat. I was swept off his feet by Auld Reekie’s bagpipe blast of things to do. My list includes the “birthplace” of Harry Potter, a tour devoted to the wee dram, a jolly skater, one of Britain’s oldest gardens, as well one of the world’s biggest arts events – the Edinburgh International Festival.
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