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.
- Bristol
- Bournemouth
- Eastbourne & Beachy Head
- 2000 – August – Day trip with family.
- Exeter
- 2002-2016 – Journal Entries – I regularly visited and stayed with friends in the city when I lived nearby, before I moved to London at the end of 2016.
- 2017 – December – Meeting an old school friend at Christmas.
- 2019 – December – Meeting an old school friend at Christmas.
- 2021 – February – News coverage of the World War II bomb explosion.
- Folkestone
- 2022 – July – Weekend break to see Jason Manford and explore the seaside town.
- Guildford
- 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.
- Milton Keynes
- 2022 – March – Museums, We Will Rock You & theatre district.
- Oxford
- 2022 – November – Ashmolean Museum, walking tour, Jools Holland & Jimmy Carr.
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- 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.
- Teignmouth
- 2008 – May
- Torquay
- Totnes
Abroad
- America
- 2000 – May – College exchange trip.
- France
- 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
- 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).
Well Eye Never 