Tag: travel

• Being Brompton-less as a London Commuter

  

  They say you don’t know the value of something until it’s gone, and there may be some truth in that. Halfway through the autumn semester, something freaky happened to my Brompton at work. I strongly suspect it was damaged by someone—accidentally, I assume—as it had been left somewhere safe, yet the chain inexplicably became jammed…

  martinjamesphd

  29th Dec 2025

  REFLECTIONS, THINGS I LOVE

  bike, bikes, biking, CYCLING, travel

• Unforgettable Winter Trip: Belfast and Carrickfergus Highlights

  

  I took a short, wintry escape to Northern Ireland, spending a couple of nights split between Belfast and Carrickfergus, and it turned out to be one of those trips that feels compact in time but rich in atmosphere and history. I based myself first in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, a fitting place to begin any introduction…

  martinjamesphd

  26th Dec 2025

  AWAY FROM THE DESK

  europe, history, ireland, northern-ireland, travel