Location, Location, Location (revisited)

Holiday booked

I have had the TV to myself all week

Found more info on that Black Flag gig in 1984

Exercise stats 1/5/26

Pleasant afternoon in The Ship

School night comedy

Parkrun 218

Great London weekend breakdown day two

Back from a great London weekend

Amazing gig

Radiohead - the day is finally here @ O2 Arena 2025

Thirty years since Radiohead

Holiday 2025 - Lake Garda

Holiday 2025 - Vienna, again

Holiday 2025 - Bratislava

Holiday 2025 - Zurich

I knew I didn't even write up Singapore...

Holiday 2025 - Vienna

Holiday 2025 - Budapest

Exercise stats 21/8/25

I didn't know The Senseless Things played Folkestone @ Bottoms 2025

Glastonbury day 3

European train and bus fun

Parkrun 193

Massive Pixies day out part two - The Audley

Booked more of our holiday

Super long weekend - Giggling Squid

Super long weekend - The Pump House

Super long weekend - the pizza

BACK then from a super long weekend

Big old fire in Folkestone

We have now booked three bits of our holiday

We have booked the first part of our Summer holiday

Christmas do

York: day one

Gouge away

Great birthday day out

Singapore day seven - River Wonder and Clarke Quay

Singapore day six - Parkrun, duck tour, Marina Bay Sands

Singapore day five - Singapore proper

Idea I had alone in hotel: chair drinks holder

Idea I had alone in hotel: new sleeper train

Singapore day three - Universal Studios

Singapore day two

Singapore day one

Admitting defeat

AC/DC weekender part four: Bruges @ festivalpark stenehei 2024

AC/DC weekender part three: the gig @ festivalpark stenehei 2024

AC/DC weekender part two: pre-gig in Turnhout @ festivalpark stenehei 2024

AC/DC weekender part one: Turnhout @ festivalpark stenehei 2024

No there is not a two tier justice system

Comedy to look forward to

It is coming home

Day 3/5 in the office

Day 2/5 in the office

Booked a trip to York...

Well that is all the money gone then

Wondering about a trip to York

Marco Pierre White steakhouse has a vegan menu

Lido Bon Vino is gone

I was going in to Canterbury just to get some holiday ideas...

Nice relaxing day today

Febrewery 16/13

Runuary day 13

Winter holiday to Marrakech part 8 - New Year's Eve

Winter holiday to Marrakech part 6 - Marrakech

Winter holiday to Marrakech part 5 - a day off

Winter holiday to Marrakech part 4 - Ourika Valley Waterfalls

Winter holiday to Marrakech part 3 - first full day in the hotel

Winter holiday to Marrakech part 2 - arrival at the hotel

Lovely christmas day

Sandgate Hotel yesterday a success

Horrible weather for a parkrun

Big Sunday gig day out part 5 - The Queens Arms

Big Sunday gig day out part 3 - The Warrington Hotel

Big Sunday gig day out part 1 - the train

Home automation recommendation

Recipe time

It's dark @ Portsmouth Pyramids 2023

Thought we could sneak in a pre-dinner pint

London Friday

London Saturday in reverse order

Let's do the weekend in reverse order then

I said I might buy some new shorts

Weather update for Thursdays big walk

Starting to feel personal now

They are doing takeaway pizza from the Sandgate Hotel @ Sandgate Hotel 2023

Train strike at the end of the month

Hot parkrun

Holiday 2023 - Center Parcs day one

Holiday 2023 - Bath day two

Holiday 2023 - Bath day one

Busy but productive day

Friday day off 3. The Fox And Anchor @ Fox And Anchor 2023

Finally to the Iron Maiden gig @ Nottingham Arena 2023

Hot parkrun, but no thunder yet

Woke up with less of a hangover than I might

Gig itself was quite good @ Wembley Stadium 2023

Beer and vinyl @ Wembley Stadium 2023

Parkrun way back when

Def Leppard / Motley Crue must be selling well @ Wembley Stadium 2023

Now with extra complicated packing options...

Getting close to rock

Still hot here

London weekender: Sunday and home

London weekender: The Prince Of Greenwich

London weekender: Saturday morning boat trip

London weekender: Friday night dinner in Greenwich

London weekender: the drive to Greenwich

London really does not want us

We're thinking of going to London...

Great long weekend in London

Doubly did not burn the house down

Febrewery day one: behind schedule

Mary Ann Clark (nee Rayner) 1795 - 1864

Belated merry christmas

Brussels and Cologne the full story

Facing up to the idea that the Cologne trip might be off

Strikes unfair at christmas, says tory chairman

Good day yesterday but no parkrun

Midlife Eurotour part thirteen - Sorrento that I forgot to write up

Parkrun 100 and no-one even knew

Midlife Eurotour part twelve - Sorrento

Midlife Eurotour part eleven - Rome Parkrun

Midlife Eurotour part ten - The Colosseum

Midlife Eurotour part nine - Vatican City

Midlife Eurotour part eight - Rome

Midlife Eurotour part four - sleeper train to Vienna

Midlife Eurotour part two - Brussels

Midlife Eurotour part one

Holiday countdown

Train travel has changed

A tale of two pubs

Another spanner @ Barfly 2022

Extra busy extra chaos London birthday midweek weekender (part two)

The magnificent seven @ The Hawley Arms 2022

Extra busy extra chaos London birthday midweek weekender (part one)

Close "run" thing

The XBox uses more energy than I thought

Sunday afternoon off

Prague day four

Prague day three

Bohemian Like Me

Not complaining because I support the workers and I hate the government

HOT Parkrun today

Vienna space pod!

Booked another part of my grand eurotrip, nearly done now

Weather still good for Parkrun @ Electric Ballroom 2022

My trip to Prague is losing its shine slightly

Boris Johnson your boys sure took a beating

Got my Tesco unlimited everything sim for my phone

Hot day in London

Is the Sandgate Hotel opening again?

Mouse man came back for the third time

We have had a birthday this week

Getting things done

Five mice and counting

Work Friday fun day

Easter London trip

That was your longest walk on Strava

Runuary day twenty-seven

Last train to covid central

So busy I forgot swimming

Nearly forgot I am going to a gig

Some more thoughts from the weekend away

Weekend trip to Winchester

It's coming home, we're going out

Lovely weekend shame about the weather

We have to isolate next week

Could we go on holiday to a quarantine hotel?

Great non-weekend London weekender

The bag candidates so far

Our holiday to London and Warwick (part four)

Our holiday to London and Warwick (part three)

BACK from our holiday to London and Warwick (day one)

Very hot again today

Epic all dayer with visiting friends @ Red Lion 2020

Business / mortgage / redundancy updates

London pay day profit share weekender!

Strangely tired every day

Dry-vegan-runuary day thirteen

Dire weather but a great weekend

The boys are outraged at this idea

Me: I did 5k today at lunch. Fitbit: YOU DID NOTHING!

Epic excursion to Bristol @ The Seagull 2019

Gymnastics signed up for another year

Holiday 2019 day nine - XCaret itself Mexico!

Holiday 2019 day eight - Occidental at Xcaret, Mexico!

New Seabrook restaurant opening soon

Holiday 2019 day seven - to Mexico

Holiday 2019 day six

Holiday 2019 day five - Kennedy Space Centre

Holiday 2019 day four

Holiday 2019 day three

Holiday 2019 part two

Holiday 2019 day one

I am so lacking in exercise

Now it starts...

Tax return done 💅

Massive weekend @ Leicester Square Theatre 2018

New York final day

New York day three

GREAT weekend in London

New York day three

New York day two

New York day one

BACK then from NEW YORK CITY

This bag is $200 new

Hmm can I do a weekend away in only my pockets?

I will probably not write out holiday up chronologicaly

Oops woke Jim up a bit early today

Holiday quandary

Chessington weekender

Figured out my gitlab CI issues

When Gladiators meets Record Breakers

Sofia work trip

London weekender day 3

Burgers (honest)

Next I chose Pain Quotidien

London weekender part 1

We stayed at a Premier Inn Hub

I dragged Clare into The Harp @ The Harp Bar 2018

Wet February has started well

Suede Holiday (part 2) @ Brixton Academy 2017

Corfu: Splash pool

Albania

Thomson's part in our holiday

Corfu, part the first

Jolly to Sofia part two

Work Jolly to Bulgaria

Awesome fathers day @ Sunshine BBQ Wine Bar 2017

Overnight in Slough @ The Moon and Spoon 2017

Walked through Folkestone on Sunday @ Steep Street Coffee House 2017

First pub of the weekend? The Office @ The Office (wet Sales) 2017

Awesome Brighton weekender @ Brighton Dome 2017

Happy Mothers Day

I never did come back with "London Weekend part three"

Pub, uh, four of the weekend? The Hawley Arms @ The Hawley Arms 2017

Last pub of the night: Brewdog @ Brewdog 2017

First pub of the weekend: The Good Mixer @ The Good Mixer 2017

Pre-booked dinner at Strada @ Strada Camden 2017

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Camden Lock @ Holiday Inn London Camden lock 2017

Great weekend in London

Fitbit got in touch about my missing fitbit

Really enjoying these pictures of old Stokey

Yes really dinner at TGI Friday

More beer in the Old Green Tree @ Old Green Tree Public House 2016

First night we ate at Cafe Rouge, for the last time @ Cafe Rouge 2016

Not sure I can make the funeral

Splendid night away in London @ Leicester Square Theatre 2016

I had beer! At Kings Cross Parcel Yard @ The Parcel Yard 2016

Never mind twenty years ago what about now?

Comedy gig last night was ace @ HoHo Theatre 2015

First day at Edinburgh Fringe

*Back to the boring airport details from earlier

Harry Leonard Clarke, the hero of the Cosham Burglary

"came within a foot" @ Ship Inn 2015

Secret door from The Ship into Loaf (the bike shop) @ Ship Inn 2015

Sat for a couple of hours in Fitzherberts @ Mrs Fitzherbert's (Wet Sales) 2015

Had tapas in a Spanish wine cellar

Stayed in The Brighton Hotel

First Edinburgh Fringe tickets have gone on sale @ Venue 150 at EICC 2015

Swimtastic weekend @ Royal Hotel 2015

Hot Salvation coffee + music opens tomorrow (22nd Nov) @ Hot Salvation 2014

Family tree updates

It's not that Hallamshire hotel @ Hallamshire House Hotel 2014

birthday went very quickly

The Hallamshire Hotel

Edinburgh: booked

London midweek weekender part five @ Old Brewery 2014

London midweek weekender part four @ Plum Tree Cafe 2014

London midweek weekender part three @ The Lost Hour 2014

Not really a beer festival at The Ship @ Ship Inn 2014

Getting a "best price guarantee" refund from Novotel

The Last Working Day Of The Month, Issue 113 (time to start planning Edinburgh 2015)

Follow up to a previous rare night out @ Sandgate Hotel 2014

Good things about my bonus day off part 4 @ The Harp Restrung 2014

Bad press for the Lysses House Hotel

The Wine Vaults @ The Vaults 2013

Chocolate

The Florence Arms

Big weekend out @ The Seagull 2013

Great weekend

I got a lovely fathers day gift

Save Princes Parade

A weekend of landmarks

Went to the Sandgate Hotel

Busy in Canterbury today

Red Lion takes my pub vouchers! @ Red Lion Hotel 2012

Top ten places in Folkestone as voted by you @ Googies Art Cafe 2012

Edinburgh Fringe day four @ Caves 2012

Edinburgh Fringe day three @ The Stand 2012

Seen comedy now @ Venue 150 at EICC 2012

Edinburgh Fringe day one (for us)

RE: The 66 - new restaurant in Sandgate - 16588 @ The Sixty Six 2012

Birthday London Olympic day was GREAT @ The Harp Bar 2012

Crown Plaza FTW!

Turkey 2012 - we ate a lot

Turquoise Hotel Hit Parade 2012

Turkey 2012 - We walked to some historic sites

Madrid trip

Turkey 2012 - we flew with Thomas Cook

Turkey 2012 - we stayed at Hotel Turquoise

Turkey 2012

Where can I watch the rugby in Hythe this weekend?

Things I learned about the White Hart (Hythe) @ White Hart 2012

Lovely weekend, with snow

Just waved Clare off to the airport

In London for a conference @ The Brewery 2011

I could put the 300 we save by not buying Cure tickets towards a new telly!

Where did my holiday go (part three)?

Where did my holiday go (part two)?

Wireless Weekend (the long version) @ Hyde Park 2011

install perry FTW!

Folkestone Fringe update

A Suede holiday @ Brixton Academy 2011

Best western victoria palace

Another cracking day today

Stewart Lee's Austerity Binge @ Royal Festival Hall 2011

Badger and apple sauce

Also whatever happened to this story about flats in the Burstin being up for sale? @ Burstin 2011

Heavy snow here last night

Are we due some big style snow? @ Highbury Garage 2010

Totally Acoustic was ace @ The Lamb 2010

Day two at FOWA 2010 @ The Brewery 2010

At FOWA 2010 @ The Brewery 2010

Latest Vasa rumours @ Costa 2010

Our big holiday in Winchester

Stay at George Hotel @ George Hotel 2010

Toothache has abated

Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby!

White Hart Hotel, Hythe, Kent @ White Hart 2010

Castle In The Air gets a CANING in the Evening News @ Castle In The Air 2010

Nice hot weekend @ The Pullman 2010

Freshly prepared food? Try frozen! @ Sandgate Hotel 2010

Kent VW camper van hire

Our trip to Dublin (part two)

Popbitch at Camden Crawl @ The Cuban (Camden) 2010

Our trip to Dublin (part one)

Moving day

"normally the bane of our lives"?

Get your taxis here!

Kevin Bridges now headlining Lone Star Comedy @ Lanterns 2009

GOOD holiday in Canterbury @ House of Agnes 2009

SPOTTED: Grant Nicholas out of Feeder @ Burlington 2009

There's always a huge death rumour on Glastonbury weekend @ O2 Arena 2009

Who says I'm unqualified? @ Utopia 2009

Got a twitter feed for your pub / cafe / hotel? @ Burlington 2009

Number 11 new menu and website @ Number 11 2009

Harry Clarke pool on Flickr

Underground house video @ The Metropole 2009

Win VIP weekend tickets to Sellindge Festival @ Hope Farm 2009

Two Dine for 10 (two courses plus glass of wine). @ Sandgate Hotel 2009

Anywhere I roam (part 1.5)

Rome if you want to

Damn all the symbols are in different places on this keyboard!

Munich @ Dillinger Chicago Bar'n Grill 2009

Titanic property investment and an all vegan NHS

December newsletter from the George in Rye @ The George 2008

The Sandgate Hotel sold again @ Sandgate Hotel 2008

Remember: Eurotunnel is not as good as you think it is going to be

Great weekend (belated weeekend-o-blog)

A rare night out in London tonight @ Lord Nelson 2008

Folkestone Literary Festival Brochure - OUT NOW!

The Pavilion Hotel

Sorry about the wonky phone numbers! @ Tiger Inn 2008

What's on here and across the Channel?

The George in Rye July newsletter @ The George 2008

St Tropez of culture

FHS MTG 19 MAY 7PM THE GRAND, THE LEAS, FOLKESTONE @ The Grand 2008

Our actual first day in Key West

Swing Afternoon review @ Sandgate Hotel 2008

Day two in Key West

Pirate museum

House hunt

Do you mean Roger De Haan? @ Burstin 2008

RE: Poor Jimmy Godden - 11164

Mighty Easter weekender, with The Cure @ Wembley Arena 2008

Oops

Ooh, new Holiday Extras design:

Great sounding gig coming up in Folkestone @ Southcliff Hotel 2008

Southcliff Hotel gig

Oh yes, I have just the money to buy a fancy hotel on the riviera!

RE: A whole load of hits suddenly for Sandgate Hotel / Gordon Ramsay searches... - 10831

A whole load of hits suddenly for Sandgate Hotel / Gordon Ramsay searches... @ Sandgate Hotel 2008

If a picture paints a thousand words...

Hell yeah, encouragement, that's what I need! @ Abode 2007

burstin folkestone darts event @ Burstin 2007

Hythe Murder Mystery Dinner @ Hythe Imperial 2007

York (being the fourth part of my holiday)

Lower Deck Music Club this Wednesday @ Sandgate Hotel 2007

Particularly fulsome weekend, with curries.

Fullsome weekender @ Royal Festival Hall 2007

Did you see Michael Caine in Folkestone this week? @ The Grand 2007

Bless The Boot

Touch Wood

RE: The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone. Details and advance bookings for vehicles: 01303 863509 - 10439 @ The Grand 2007

The sister-in-law's waters have just broken

Hot weekend

Edinburgh (being the second part of our holiday)

RE: Dolphins in Sandgate! - 10318

history of Elham and Folkestone @ Abbots Fireside 2007

Up to our HIPs (geddit?!?!?) @ Ship Inn 2007

I love the smell of salami in the morning

Canterbury weekender

Ajax landing page

Wagamama today @ Wagamama 2007

David Gordon, former owner/manager of Garden House Hotel

Clifton Hotel @ Clifton Hotel 2007

Did you know Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson were staying in Sandgate?

Good weekend

Spamalot @ Three Greyhounds Public House 2006

Paul Clarke Meet & Greet Package

Gig guide from this week in 1981!

Fun night out @ the Coach and Horses 2006

Dolphin Filming @ Ship Inn 2006

Did all my links break? @ The Grand 2006

Yesterday's news

Secret tunnels and smugglers @ Southcliff Hotel 2006

Feltonfleet School @ Southcliff Hotel 2006

Vanished businesses

One night in Paris*

How am I letting this slip now I have *more* time on my hands..?

Sample Sandgate Hotel menu @ Sandgate Hotel 2006

RE: Vince Martyn - 8936 @ Clarendon Hotel 2006

RE: The Sandgate Hotel, - 8909

My last things

Get it over with... @ Wagamama 2006

Baby baby, where did our weekend go?

Welcome to Miami!

Vince Martyn

Is there already a casino?

Hotel Relish, Folkestone, Kent - A place to stay - Times Online @ Hotel Relish 2006

Weddingtastic weekender @ The Coal Hole 2006

Vince Martyn @ Cambridge Arms 2006

Folkestone Gerald update @ Sandgate Hotel 2006

Lovely day today @ Sandgate Hotel 2006

Didn't Sandgate + Folkestone look nice on TV last night? @ Sandgate Hotel 2006

Sandgate Hotel is on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares tonight @ Sandgate Hotel 2006

Yeah it says Sandgate in the piece though

RE: Guardian Unlimited | Weekend | Let's move to ... Folkestone, Kent - 4640

Guardian Unlimited | Weekend | Let's move to ... Folkestone, Kent

Cheers for chipping in @ Earl of Clarendon 2006

RE: Clarendon Inn - 4506

So what you doing for New Years Eve? @ The Grand 2005

Result

London Crawling

lemar

Los Angeles

Monterey

San Francisco

Saw NO-ONE while on holiday

Millenium vegan restaurant

Les Foos @ London Astoria 2005

Where's that then? @ Clifton Hotel 2005

Ludacris

Weekend review

Sandgate Hotel @ Sandgate Hotel 2005

Sorry to leave such a gap

Is it a nice flat? Is it new? @ The Metronome 2005

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang @ The Dove 2005

New Bluggcast

Action Plan + Razorlight

Xtremadnes Entertainment L L C

More San Francisco tips

The Grand @ The Grand 2005

La Terrace @ Sandgate Hotel 2005

Let it snow let it snow let it snow

Clarendon Inn @ Earl of Clarendon 2005

2637

Vegetarian and vegan cuisine isn't just for protesters anymore

A bit of 'ush please

Marti Pellow

Rule Britannia @ Burstin 2004

Talk about mudflaps, my girl's got 'em @ Bottoms 2004

The Darkness gigography

Fareham wireless hotspots

Maime MAHON

Sonny MAHON

mark almond

Wards Hotel and Bistro Bar @ Wards 2004

Bonus day! @ Brixton Academy 2004

things that are awesome in New York

Pixies and Cure playing together!

The Ship @ Ship Inn 2004

Folkestone restaurant disappointment @ Jon's Vinos Y Tapas 2004

The offer @ Wards 2004

Reasons why I won't buy that flat

Manchester LA LA LA

Chris Eubank

Fig Cafe @ The Metropole 2003

Eating in Alcudia

Thieving bastards

Bahia De Alcudia

Matt le Blanc (Joey from Friends)

Viva Las Vegas

Cosmopolitan is now booked

No sign of Nigel

Helena Christensen

Christina Aguilera

Justin Timberlake

Robbie is the best selling artist EVER!

Markus Mustonen (?)

Sonique

All the band (well, James, Nicky and Sean)

Huey Morgan

Graham Coxon

Mani

Come on Little Devil

Reading Festival @ Reading Festival 2001

Gail Porter

Elaine C Smith

The singer bloke

Terry Wogan

Reading Festival @ Reading Festival 2000

NME Brats Spiritualized @ London Astoria 1998

Oasis @ Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms @ Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms 1994