Terry Pratchett wrote “Why do you go away?  So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours.  And the people there see you differently, too.  Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” (A Hat Full of Sky)

“Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.” - Beethoven

We’re surrounded by secrets, awaiting discovery.  The efficiency of a thumbnail secret, ‘The Underground Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead, ‘Platform Souls’ by Nicholas Whittaker, and the Shetland Bus.

To Australia and back, for free?  The dangers of crate escapes and the impact of breaking barriers.

Finding a new destination when trouble lies ahead.  Reducing the impact on ourselves of a bubble bursting.  As Dana Milbank writes "Stop trying to be happy — and start figuring out how to make other people happy."

Shadows in the dark, imagining the worst and the safety provided by the travelling community. I've never been locked in a station before.

John Steinbeck, California, bright shiny technology, bubbles and the giant with a scarred face and an evil white eye.

Finding good fortune and tackling loneliness on our travels

The inspiration and tenacity of those who ride the storms and the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894

Village life with a horse, a mouse and rabbits. Train politeness, buses in Samoa and the art of John Noakes in Dunedin. Together with the long-lasting relevance of a Victorian Act of Parliament.

The Delta Lady and random direction choices. Remarkable navigation, the human fishing fleet, and sailing down the Thames