Street artists are defiant. Many street artists shun and scorn the wealthy and elitist “gallery art.” Often, they cross the boundary of ownership, the private space is no longer private.… Read more

The English language can be fascinating. Anybody who travels to England will immediately notice something about the accents, the selection and use of words, the almost universal “politeness” of the… Read more

When I began long-distance walks, I slowly realized that I see more of a village, town, or city than I usually did. Walking allows me to walk down streets that… Read more

“Do you have J.B. Priestley’s English Journeys?” “Give me a moment. We’ve had the book in the past. Let me look.” “You do, wonderful! I’ll take it!” I confess. I… Read more

I wonder what tour guides think of us, their tour participants. While a legitimate question, I’m too committed to their value for us to ask that question. Here are some… Read more

I’m not alone in loving Durham Cathedral. As I cross the bridge from my lodging, I see the cathedral’s towers above the River Wear. What a setting! I walk through… Read more

Not everybody takes a Journey between their First Journey and their Final Journey. As an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and finally, hermit, I walked and walked. Born as a shepherd’s son,… Read more

Let me show you around the Manchester People’s Museum. Who am I? I’m Tom Paine. Emmeline Pankhurst joins me. Since you are a long-distance walker, you see a lot; however,… Read more

Humans wander through my land as they descend from the Pennine Hills. The floodplains of my rivers, the Irwell, the Irk, the Medlock, become their home. I become a city… Read more

After visiting Fountain Abbey and Studley Gardens (yes, the gardens are named Studley), Mary and I return to York. Mary heads to our hotel; I head to the York Railroad… Read more