Category Archives: Travel

The Man They Couldn’t Hang

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

This is a picture of a man enjoying his holiday on the south Devon coast, visiting Overbeck’s in Salcombe. It is also a picture of a man about to leave his wallet on the car roof before driving up and … Continue reading →

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10 days in Tokyo

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Confirming the suspected pointlessness of this blog, which was intended as a way for me to keep a record of what I get up to, I have been too busy to actually post anything for three months. Honestly, this “moving … Continue reading →

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All Quiet on the Western Front

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Last weekend I visited battle sites of the Great War with Mrs Woodall’s History pupils. We spent all of Saturday in France, where, almost a century ago, hundreds of thousands of young men were torn into pieces and scattered across … Continue reading →

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White Trousers: The Battle Rages

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

My tolerance of the cold weather finally broke this weekend, and so I booked our summer holiday. Mrs Woodall and I will be spending a few days with friends in Padstow, Cornwall and then jetting off to Nice for 8 … Continue reading →

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2010: A travel photo diary

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

New York City, February The thing about New York is that everything is big. Especially the cheesecake. This photo was taken at The Grand Central Oyster Bar, squeezed in amongst the high-flying Manhattan lunchers. Look how excited Mrs Woodall is … Continue reading →

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