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I've just looked at your blog which is very interesting. I normally start the walk at Waddon station, although that means you miss the river flowing through Wandle Park. Re Beddington Park, you're right that it's difficult to follow the river through the woodland in the park, which can get very...

Last week I did the Wandle Trail from Croydon as far as Earlsfield (about 10 miles). It's a good walk in many ways - nearly all flat, mostly quite scenic, and being within the London area easy to abandon if the weather turns bad. Although you can follow the trail up to the Wandle's confluence...

I had an issue with Grand Central just over a week ago, where both the 0921 and the 1019 from Hartlepool to Kings Cross were cancelled and it seemed the only alternative was to wait for the 1254 as they had "not been able to arrange ticket acceptance with other operators". Luckily I found this...

For me it's the Greater London boundary. Beyond that, places vary in how "London facing" they are in terms of culture and commuting, which depends on how much employment is available locally as well as distance from London, and whether there's a distinctive local culture that's not based on...

Red Bull - can't see it's much different or any better than the cheapo energy drinks from Aldi and others. For me it's not so much the "best selling" brands aren't good, they're just massively over-priced compared with alternatives.

I've only been on the Red Funnel from Southampton in the recent past and found it very pleasant and relaxing. It docks at East Cowes which doesn't have that much in it, unless you want to shop in Waitrose, but there's a decent bus service to Ryde and Newport, and a chain ferry across the Medina...

Just be aware that when purchasing your Cambridge to boundary zone 6 ticket you will most likely have to get it at a ticket office. I know you're supposed to be able to get them from certain ticket machines, but I've never been able to do so.

My car fob nearly always sets off the exit alarm (and sometimes the entry alarm too) at Aldi. I just walk off now, security can run after me if they really want to.

The Southern service is nearly always cheaper but unless you're desperate to save money, or have some other specific reason for using it I wouldn't. It's slow and tedious and doesn't have a great record for punctuality or cancellations.

I've used a number of MVNO's on the Vodafone network over the years and yet I've always found coverage and line quality better on Vodafone itself. I know MVNO's always deny there's any difference so of course it could just be my perception. I now use Voxi which I understand actually is Vodafone...

They do have two different systems, but I don't think it depends on store size. I've known metro locations which auto-detect you, and larger supermarkets which don't and vice versa, so perhaps it's down to local management

What I don't like about Sainsbury's SmartScan app is that while some stores just seem to "know" you're there, with others - most, in my experience - you have to find a QR code and scan it to announce you're presence. The code is usually somewhere near the entrance, but since I only really use...

I shop around when I can, although never visit Waitrose as my local one closed. Sainsbury's: You get really good offers if you sign up for SmartShop, and they're based on what you've bought before. Morrison's: Used to be a favourite, but so expensive now. Starting to remind me of Safeway in...

When I get the new car I want to also get a degree of future-proofing for when they decide that cars which were ULEZ compliant in 2023 are no longer compliant. Can anyone advise please? Other than getting an electric, which I can't afford.

I've always assumed so. It's an expression I dislike heartily to which the response at a shop counter should be "No, I have to get it for you". 1673103288 Also dislike "reach out" used to mean "contact" or "get in touch with". Sadly it seems to have become very commonly used.

I am very sceptical that this is the reason. It's mostly fairly old cars which fail the ULEZ test. If this was really about clean air, just wait a few years and most of them will be off the road anyway. I also heard that Sadiq Khan was required to extend the ULEZ as a condition of continued...

Traditionally (pre-Gunwharf) Portsmouth Harbour was somewhere you'd only go if you were catching a ferry, as the surrounding area wasn't much of a destination. Portsmouth & Southsea looks quite impressive from the street and of course has an ideal location, but is bleak inside. Both could do...

Southampton Central is dire - poorly located in relation to the City Centre and the port and unimpressive in design.

Once you've got a car, there's not much incentive to travel by other means, as car drivers want to get maximum use from the fixed costs of car ownership. Once you get outside London and a couple of other big cities, most people don't find trains that useful - they're certainly not cheap, and...

I think the key is whether these ferries (a) serve two places lots of people want to travel between, and (b) offer a significant time saving. Gosport ferry wins hands down on both. Hayling might seem useful but in fact the landing points for both Portsmouth and Hayling are quite remote. Hythe I...