Holiday Reading. ...

[rogerfarnworth]

A couple of books for holiday reading!

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/08/08/holiday-reading

[rogerfarnworth]

Some further suggestions for holiday reading .....

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/09/09/ho ... ding-again

Two more books which are worth taking with you on holiday:

Chris Arnot; Small Island by Little Train; ISBN 978-0-7495-7849-7.

Tom Chesshyre; Slow Trains to Venice; ISBN 978-1-78783-299-2.

[rogerfarnworth]

Recently, I have read another book by Michael Williams - "On the Slow Train." It was written a decade or so ago. It is an excellent, entertaining, gentle read bought cheaply secondhand with chapters of just the right length to read at the end of the day!

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/10/29/me ... her-routes

So, those of us who feel a nostalgic affinity for the heady, halcyon days when there was a branch-line to almost anywhere outside of major towns and cities, are back in vogue! We are, perhaps fortunate that not all of those wonderful old lines have disappeared. Writing around a decade ago, Michael Williams takes us on twelve ‘slow train’ journeys scattered across the UK in his book, ‘On the Slow Train’.

[dtb]

The book 'The Trains now Departed' book cover looks like Monsall Dale viaduct just 5 minutes from me A must read.
Park your car at the bottom of Taddington Woods for a great riverside walk along the valley.

I know I shouldn't go off topic but relating to holiday reading as kids we read 'Commando' magazine while on holiday and my mother has recently found my stash in the attic, can't wait to visit!

[rogerfarnworth]

That is going back!
As a child, my 'comics' had to be educational - I had 'World of Wonder and 'Look and Learn', we are about to move and I have just found all of these in the loft!
Best wishes
Roger

[dtb]

That is going back!
As a child, my 'comics' had to be educational - I had 'World of Wonder and 'Look and Learn', we are about to move and I have just found all of these in the loft!
Best wishes
Roger

Yes definitely going back a while now, will check out the books as both seem very interesting.
Thanks Roger.for your suggestions