tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post3553348429441258166..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: It is better to travel...Steerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-16304560921033136112009-03-20T22:42:00.000+00:002009-03-20T22:42:00.000+00:00There seems a distinct tunnel thread running throu...There seems a distinct tunnel thread running through your postings in the last few months Steerforth.<BR/><BR/>Do you think anything in particular may have prompted it?The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-85987908860194563712009-03-18T21:14:00.000+00:002009-03-18T21:14:00.000+00:00Well, it's more low-key and, er, British than the ...Well, it's more low-key and, er, <EM>British</EM> than the Grand Canyon in its spectacularity, but also more varied. I took a couple of English friends for a drive along it a couple of years ago and they went apeshit for it. Representative pics <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomas_mcgowan/2814514170/sizes/l/" REL="nofollow">here</A>, <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/96405413@N00/2896186223/sizes/o/" REL="nofollow">here</A>, <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tibanjax/3027398357/sizes/l/" REL="nofollow">here</A>, <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/modernmuseum/2821433279/sizes/o/in/set-72157607076782675/" REL="nofollow">here</A>, <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7655469@N03/2945175090/sizes/l/" REL="nofollow">here</A>, etc. etc. End of tourist board plug. But if you're ever over here, Steerforth, I'll point you in the right direction after a pint at the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crown_Liquor_Saloon" REL="nofollow">Crown Liquor Saloon</A>, which is, quiz fans, the only pub owned by the National Trust.John Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761816149593541133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-21251726507303599892009-03-18T17:08:00.000+00:002009-03-18T17:08:00.000+00:00Ahead of the Grand Canyon? It must be good. I woul...Ahead of the Grand Canyon? It must be good. I would love to explore this area.<BR/><BR/>I have only been to Ireland for about an hour and a half on what must rank as one of the most poorly organised day trips of all time.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-58728863204419535852009-03-18T15:44:00.000+00:002009-03-18T15:44:00.000+00:00Dr Johnson was probably right in his day, but now ...Dr Johnson was probably right in his day, but now going to see the Causeway is probably at least as good as seeing it, particularly if you go from Belfast via the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2_road_(Northern_Ireland)" REL="nofollow">Antrim coast road</A>, which was recently <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6141692.stm" REL="nofollow">voted</A> as having the fifth most spectacular views in the world, ahead of the likes of the Grand Canyon, Machu Picchu and Angel Falls. Admittedly this was a survey of customers of Jacobs Creek wine, but there is no evidence that they were drunk at the time.John Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761816149593541133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-88791639314883377232009-03-17T19:18:00.000+00:002009-03-17T19:18:00.000+00:00good post - superb bit of typography on that slate...good post - superb bit of typography on that slate gravestone - really beautiful.Grey Areahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240869670530738753noreply@blogger.com