Category Archives: Grey Britain

Meteora to Metsovo: and a touch of déjà vue

Posted on May 18, 2012 by BarryH

Moderately early start to Thursday in order to catch the express bus to the next place on my itinerary, Metsovo in the Pindus Mountains at an altitude of about 1200 metres.. Usual morning ablutions; finished packing; breakfast at 07.30 instead … Continue reading →

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It’s Wednesday 9 May so this must be Athens

Posted on May 10, 2012 by BarryH

Athens and the start of my 2012 Greek Odyssey.  I don’t know where it will lead me but I have a broad plan, a Kindle and now, very much at the last minute, the Kindle edition of the 2012 Rough … Continue reading →

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Pontypool, Chepstow, Tintern: a long weekend in Grey Britain

Posted on May 1, 2012 by BarryH

Having enjoyed two weeks of summer in March we are now back to the typical wet,cold weather of Grey Britain.  It’s a pity because I had people to stay for the weekend and it took the edge off getting out … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 10, 2012 by BarryH

Taking another trip up to Abergavenny (almost) I decided to celebrate Easter Monday by walking up the ridge towards Abergavenny again but this time dropping off the east side about half way along to have bean soup in the Goose … Continue reading →

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Out of the Winter and out of the freezer

Posted on February 20, 2012 by BarryH

Winter came to an end around here 10 days ago.  During the previous week I had been wandering around the ridge-tops of South East Wales most days to take full advantage of the snow and ice. As noted in my … Continue reading →

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Grey Britain: life at the margins

Posted on February 12, 2012 by BarryH

Thursday and I thought that my optimism of a return to winter had been well founded.  After the second night of temperatures below zero (-7.7 and -3.4oC) the forecast was for it to continue close to freezing all day with … Continue reading →

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Grey Britain: a short pictorial history of winter 2012

Posted on February 6, 2012 by BarryH

I have bemoaned the fact that we haven’t had a winter in Grey Britain 2011/2012.  November and December were very warm compared to average and so was most of January.  Despite the lack of interesting weather, at the end of … Continue reading →

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Grey Britain: an alternative view of Politics

Posted on February 2, 2012 by BarryH

I was accused after one of my recent blogs of being a rabid socialist.  Socialist, yes: rabid, if in this context it means passionate, yes, that’s why I find it difficult to be humorous about politics and politicians.   But at … Continue reading →

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Grey Britain: changed reading habits and an alternative view of World History

Posted on January 27, 2012 by BarryH

The best thing about rambling is the frissance of uncertainty about where you might end up, the slight anticlimax of finishing where you planned to be, day dream dashed. There may have been somewhere or something more interesting which you … Continue reading →

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The New Year: forecasts and looking to the future

Posted on January 10, 2012 by BarryH

Average temperatures in the UK (however that is defined and however relevant the figure is) were higher in 2011 than any year on record.  Not that the weather was what most would describe as ‘good’.  Except for bits of April … Continue reading →

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