Travel & Holidays

This is a list of places I’ve travelled to in the UK & Abroad for day trips and short holidays, with links to blog posts, photos and videos where available.

UK

• Birmingham
  • 2006 – April – IPEX (International Printing Exhibition) with colleagues.
  • 2017 – September – Nystagmus Network Open Day speech, plus preparations.
  • 2018 – April – Naidex (Disability trade show).
  • 2018 – September – Nystagmus Network Open Day.
  • 2019 – March – Naidex (Disability trade show).
  • 2019 – June – Aniridia Network Conference.
  • 2022 – September – Derren Brown & ELO Experience.
• Blackpool
  • 2007 – February – Assisting friend at student conference.
• Brighton
  • 2022 – October – Day trip with Aunt.
  • 2023 – July – Day trip with Aunt.
• Bristol
  • 2008 – December – Joining a friend on a business trip.
  • 2012 – July – Working with a software supplier.
  • 2013 – July – More work with software supplier.
• Bournemouth
  • Visiting friends who studied at the university.
  • 2004 – January
  • 2005 – November
  • 2006 – May, November
  • 2007 – February, April, November
  • 2011 – October
• Devon
  • 2002-2016 – Journals – These contain many entries about meeting friends in Exeter and other local towns when I lived in the area. Since moving to London at the end of 2016, I’ve visited Devon several times to see old friends and local sights, as shown in the posts below.
  • 2017 – May – Torquay & Totnes social visit.
  • 2017 – December – Torquay & Exeter Christmas visit.
  • 2018 – August – Torquay summer visit.
  • 2018 – December – Torquay Christmas visit.
  • 2019 – December – Torquay & Exeter Christmas visit.
  • 2021 – February – News coverage of Exeter’s World War II bomb explosion.
  • 2022 – May – Torquay social visit.
  • 2023 – March – Torquay social visit.
  • 2023 – December – Torquay & Exeter Christmas visit.
• Eastbourne & Beachy Head
  • 2000 – August – Day trip with family.
• Folkestone
  • 2022 – July – Weekend break to see Jason Manford and explore the seaside town.
• Guildford
  • 2017 – August & September – Day trips with friends.
  • 2018 – May – Friend’s cathedral abseil.
• Hereford
  • 2013 – January – Weekend social visit at the Royal National College For The Blind.
• Liverpool
  • 2019 – June – Romantic weekend, including The Beatles Story and city tours.
• London
  • 2000 – August – Family visit.
  • 2002 – September – Family visit.
  • 2005 – October – Digital Print World with colleagues.
  • 2007 – November – Nan’s 100th birthday, city walk & Remembrance Sunday.
  • 2011 – February – Family visit, Natural History Museum & M&S shopping.
  • 2012 – November – Nan’s funeral.
  • 2012 – December – Weekend visit, sorting out Nan’s house & exploring the area.
  • 2012 – Christmas – Holiday including shopping, walks, The Lion King, socialising, Christmas food, cats and sorting out Nan’s house.
  • 2013 – April – Easter weekend visit.
  • 2016 – July – Having a friend over to stay, Olympic Park, Westfield Stratford City,  getting around London.
  • 2016 – November – Sight Village, Aniridia Network meetup, homeworking line installation, general explorations.
  • 2016 – Christmas – Moving to the city, settling in, shopping, exploring, meeting friends, registering with Thinking Bob.
  • 2017 – See my Monthly Favourites for my adventures in the city since moving here.
• Manchester
  • 2006 – May – Mac training course with colleague.
• Margate
  • 2023 – June – Day trip with Emily from Fashioneyesta.
• Milton Keynes
  • 2022 – March – Museums, We Will Rock You & theatre district.
• Oxford
  • 2022 – November – Ashmolean Museum, walking tour, Jools Holland & Jimmy Carr.
• Portsmouth
  • Visits to see friends and explore the area with them.
  • 2007 – August – Weekend visit.
  • 2010 – August – Spinnaker Tower & Sci-Fi exhibition.
  • 2018 – August – D-Day Story Museum.
  • 2018 – November – Mary Rose Museum.
• Rochester
  • 2021 – December – Day trip with Emily from Fashioneyesta.
• Sevenoaks
  • 2017 – August – Day trip to Knole Park with Emily from Fashioneyesta (see her vlog).
• Snowdonia, Wales
  • 1998 – May – School trip.
• Southend
  • 2017 – August – Day trip for All The Stations.

Abroad

• America
  • 2000 – May – College exchange trip.
• France
  • 1990s – Photos – School exchange trips.
  • 2000 – August – Day trip with family.
• Guernsey
  • Visiting my best mate, his family and friends who live on the island.
  • 1990s – Photos – Holiday snaps.
  • 2001 – July – Visiting Sark and a sculpture park.
  • 2011 – March – Weekend break, including socialising, games & eating out.
  • 2015 – January – Socialising, walks, drinking, bowling & computer games.
  • 2015 – July – Best mate’s stag do & wedding suit fittings.
  • 2015 – September – Best man at my best mate’s wedding.
  • 2016 – January – Socialising, awkward bus trip, Star Wars & card games.
  • 2017 – September – Visiting Herm, game nights and adventure golf.
  • 2022 – October – Premier Inn, Pizza & poker night, quiz night, walks & eating out.
• Morocco
  • 2009 – April – Day trip to Tangier with friends during Spanish holiday.
• Spain
  • Holidays with friends.
  • 2007 – May – Staying in Torremolinos, with trips to Málaga & Ronda.
  • 2009 – April – Staying in Benalmadena, with trips to Fuengirola & Tangier (Morocco).