Author: aloysius-bear

Welcome to the Oxenford Gatehouse, near Elstead in Surrey: It might look a bit forbidding at first, with these massive gates: And the key to the front door is far too heavy for me to lift: But, once inside, there’s a lovely spot to sit and watch the cows: And the stone walls don’t bar…

My primary human and I spent a fantastic weekend at NAWGFest, arriving back home this afternoon. For the uninitiated, that’s the National Association of Writers’ Groups Festival, which we bought a ticket for on a whim a few weeks ago. It turned out to be a tremendous success, with my human getting over-excited and signing…

Thursday found the humans and me meeting up with some new friends to walk part of the BFG Dream Jar Trail in central London. Our first stop was Broadgate Circle near Liverpool Street station: The jar itself proved quite difficult to locate but we came across some other interesting art while we were looking: An…

After my trip round Mayfair the other day, I moved into my new flat and my new housemates threw a party to welcome me! “Ah ha ha ha … staying sublime Well I can tell by the way I use my mind I’m a consciousness, no more to find…” Disco philosophy! The jungle group wanted…

“This place we find ourselves in is scary.” “No, it’s not! It’s awesome! We should go exploring!” “Um, no thanks. I think I’ll just stay here where it’s safe.” “Well, I’m off out! Later!” This guy looks interesting! Exploring is educational! There is some cool architecture, too! I am immersing myself in culture! ] This…

While all the craziness is going on in New York, I will return this channel to its regular programming of mind-broadening travel and cultural reports. My primary human’s favourite part of the holiday was our visit to the Swiss Museum of Games in Vevey. It was small, but very well laid out, with interesting exhibits…

No prison can hold me! I’m gonna blow this popsicle-stand of a country! This is more like it! Bring me your tired, your poor and your huddled masses – so I can rule over them! Hoorah for unfettered capitalism! I’m a bit late off the blocks but I’ve arrived in NYC. Now, where is that…

The last stop on our trip was Vevey, which turned out to be my favourite of the three towns. We started off by getting the boat across the lake from Lausanne. It was a bit cold and wet, but still a lot of fun, with great views. We passed load of really massive houses built…

Our story continues in the lovely town of Lausanne, a little bit further round the lake from Geneva. Our hotel in Lausanne had no staff – at least not on site. On arrival, we were contacted by someone at another hotel round the corner, via the means of a tablet. He gave us a code…

This holiday post comes to you in four parts, as there are just too many fantastic things to photograph in Switzerland to fit in one! The first stop on our tour around Lake Geneva last week was Geneva itself. We went for a wander into the city after checking in to our hotel, turned a…