Category Archives: Travel

Another Old Girl

Posted on March 7, 2020 by charliecountryboy

“That’s the best Curry I have had in 44 years,” I said. The waiter, quite possibly the owner of the Kashmir Restaurant in Bradford gave me one of those looks. I’m kinda used to them by now. He appeared to … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Bradford, History, Humour, Life, Opinion, Railways, Travel | Tagged 1976, Bradford, Curry, Great Victoria Hotel, Karachi Restaurant, Kashmir Restaurant, Prostitutes, Railway Hotels, Victorians | 29 Comments

Going Back, Haworth, the Bronte’s and a Sticky Toffee Pudding

Posted on February 29, 2020 by charliecountryboy

I doubt there will ever be a Parkrun in Haworth and the Bronte Sisters must have had calf muscles to die for! In 1973 many people thought the Hovis advert had been filmed in Haworth but it was actually filmed … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bradford, History, Humour, Life, Opinion, Travel | Tagged Bradford, Bronte Sisters, Cathy and Heathcliffe, Haworth, Haworth Old Hall Inn, Hovis Advert, North Yorkshire Moors, Wuthering Heights, Yorkshire Moors | 23 Comments

Should You Go Back?

Posted on February 22, 2020 by charliecountryboy

The rain bounced off the car, then came the hailstones and yes; I realised how much I hadn’t missed Bradford. I was just a kid of barely 18 when I boarded a one way flight from Leeds/Bradford Airport to Jersey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bradford, Humour, Life, Opinion, people, Travel | Tagged 1974, Bradford, Chellow Dene, Devils Cave, Drummond Road Boys School, Going Back, Going Back to Your Roots, Going Home, Identity, Lumb Lane, Manningham, Pound Shop, Revisiting | 35 Comments

Melting in Mombasa

Posted on November 17, 2019 by charliecountryboy

We passed a small truck with animal carcasses swinging in the rear and a cart strapped down with vegetables. The carcasses were ravaged by flies and I realised I was looking at a butchers van. I tried to experience a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Kenya, Life, Travel, Vacation | Tagged Blogging, Geordies, Humour, Life, Masai, Mau Mau, Mombasa | 38 Comments

Malayan Spout Hotel

Posted on March 23, 2019 by charliecountryboy

The princess said oooh! lets go on the North Yorkshire Moors for half term. This hotel is doing Bed Breakfast and two course evening meal for two at £99. I agreed because…… well its easier isn’t it and I like … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Freedom, Humour, Life, nature, Opinion, Travel, Walking | Tagged Food, Goathland, Hiking, Hotel Deals, Hotels, Humour, Life, Mallyan Spout Hotel, North Yorkshire Moors, Travel, Yorkshire Hotels | 55 Comments

Interlude in Puerto Vallarta

Posted on March 16, 2019 by charliecountryboy

Five hundred feet below me the rocks of the Sierra Madre mountains appeared unforgiving, the guide called out, ‘It’s okay the horse knows where it’s going.’ I decided to leave my fate in the hands of a Mexican pony and sat … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Mexico, Travel | Tagged Horse riding, Humour, Life, Puerto Vallarta, Sierra Madre, Travel | 42 Comments

Too Young to Die (2 of 3)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by charliecountryboy

The Spanish called us ‘Pesca Submarina’ – underwater fishermen. The name carried respect and we were proud of the kudos. We were treated well and so considered ourselves honoured and tried to live honourably when in their company. But after … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Fishing, Freedom, Life, Opinion, Travel | Tagged Fear, Fishing, Gran Canaria, Life, San Nicolas, Spearfishing, Storms, Survival | 54 Comments

I Was Too Young to Die (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on February 17, 2019 by charliecountryboy

The roads had a capacity for treachery and the mountains appeared complicit. Several times we had been here, gambling on the mercy of mother nature, but this was the storm season and she always forbade us entrance to the sea. As he guided the van … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Freedom, Life, Opinion, people, Travel | Tagged Canary Islands, Mogan, San Nicholas, Spain, Spearfishing | 35 Comments

It Wasn’t Love

Posted on February 9, 2019 by charliecountryboy

She began to cry, silently, suppressing a basic human emotion and words flashed through my adolescent mind. “There, there – it’ll be okay – are you alright?” Words from my childhood and all of them cowardly used by people who … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Fishing, Freedom, History, Life, Opinion, people, Radio, Relationships, Travel | Tagged 1970'S, Blogging, Fishing, freedom, Harassment, Javea, Life, Relationships, Sangria, Travel | 27 Comments

It Weren’t Half Hot Mum (3)

Posted on January 26, 2019 by charliecountryboy

The heat was intense, a tiny squall of miserly warm air brushed my temple inviting anticipation of relief, but I knew it was a trick, apart from that I was preoccupied with peeling my bare leg from the plastic upholstery … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Opinion, people, Sri Lanka, Travel | Tagged Blogging, Gardens, Humour, Life, Roadblocks, Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Travel | 15 Comments