London

Packing tips for riding London Edinburgh London 2025

This is the fifth in my series of posts about my preparation for the 1530km London Edinburgh…
Why London’s rail termini are so far from the centre

If you’ve arrived at London’s Kings Cross station in the rush hour only to endure a…
Remembering Herman Ouseley

I was sad to hear that Herman Ouseley had died. The news took me back to…
‘Don’t tell him, Pike!’ Remembering Ian Lavender from Dad’s Army

Note: I published this blogpost a year ago, but accidentally unpublished it a couple of months…
Giro Escape helmet: a safety risk

You wear a bike helmet to keep safe. So it is a shock to find a…
Richmond’s high water mark, 1928

Anyone working or living in Richmond, Surrey, is used to the river Thames lapping over the…
Back to RAF Museum, London

We went back to the RAF Museum, London in Hendon, London, today. It was Owen’s choice…
Was the Battle of Britain 1940 or 1941?

It was 1940, before you comment! But there's a serious point here. My father, born in…