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A Day by the Beach

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 Many moons ago I studied music in Brighton. It meant living there for a year. I loved it. Very much my vibe. It was also expensive to live. After my year ended I had the opportunity to extend it for another 2 years to complete a degree. I wasn't sure I wanted a career in music bad enough to fork out the costs involved. I deferred for a year to have some time to think, and in that year I found guitar teaching, which lead on to working in education. The rest is history. Still I miss Brighton and would love to live there. So I decided to take a day trip, by myself. And that's what I did. I packed up my film camera (a recent-ish hobby and still a total novice) Getting there should have been uneventful, but I am the idiot who checked everything in their car except the coolant level. And we were in a heatwave so you can guess what happened. On the A23, just 10 mins from Brighton, my engine light came on. A very nice non-judgemental AA dude came to the rescue to top up the coolant an

Bringing it Back

Well, well it's been a while. In fact the last time I posted was just over a year before covid. I only started this blog to document my China trip. I kept it live as a way to remember it, and in the hopes I would go back out (the world had other plans!) So instead of just waiting for a big adventure, I'm back to document all the small ones I go on. Mostly UK bound but we'll see what happens. And a maybe a few other things (I've developed a passion for craft beer, tattoos, vinyl, synthwave music, and philosophy - so expect some of that). Whatever I post, the aim is positivity and enjoyment... too much darkness in the world as it is. H