We'd initially planned an overnighter for Stoke - heading down on the Friday - but the following circumstances conspired to...
Tourist Guide
Over the summer we made our annual pilgrimage to Lincolnshire (predominantly for the fish, chips and gravy from Steels in...
You can find Part One (touristy stuff) here and Part Two (pub crawl) here. Premier Inn, Peterborough City Centre I...
If you missed Part One, you can find it here. On Friday evening, having lined our stomachs with a lush...
I woke up buzzing on Friday morning. Having been unwell for the previous three days, this came as a pleasant...
If you missed Part One, you can find it here. Premier Inn, Luton Town Centre https://twitter.com/The_Real_IMAN/status/1510602298942267397?s=20&t=UUbz6oHxCwN-GLAj8QiulQ I woke up this...
After a solid 15 hours working without a break on Thursday to complete the Football Tourist’s Guide To The Black...
(If you missed Part One’s antics, you can find it here). Park Inn Radisson Hotel, Bescot We’d stayed here on...
It was an 0545 start on Maundy Thursday for our first Football Tourist Guide weekender since Cardiff. Now I'd been...
(If you missed The Good part, you can find it here.) For my new readers, I will again explain that,...
I had been dreading our derby against Preston North Blackpool East End for months. I knew my anxiety would be...
(You can find Part One here and Part Two here). After another good night’s sleep (guaranteed) on the Hypnos mattress...
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link.) Premier Inn Cardiff East We had a great night’s sleep in the...
The day before Lee and I were due to set off to Cardiff, I received several concerned messages from friends....
It was an early start to Cov on Tuesday morning - an 0700 departure - as I had an action-packed...
(If you missed Part One, you can find it here.) Overground You may recall I left you at the end...
London. It has scared me for a long time. The Backstory The year was 1999 but tonight I was not...
(If you missed Part One, you can find it via this link). Now you may recall I left you hanging...
Barnsley. How could this trip possibly live up to Hartlepool the previous week? I had my work cut out here....
(If you haven't read Part One, you can find it here). I left you in Part One just as we...
I had been so excited about this trip ever since the FA Cup draw was made - and I fully...
(If you missed The Good part of this adventure, please follow this link) This Football Tourist Guide series came about...
Having worked in The Second City for 20 years, I was looking forward to visiting this weekend - so much...
(If you missed Part One you can find it via this link) I woke up around 0500 dehydrated and thankful...
It was off to South Wales on Friday - a historically happy hunting ground for Blackpool. It was a long...
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link). After a Good Night’s Sleep (guaranteed) we headed down for breakfast. I...
I had been looking forward to this weekend in Sheffield for ages. I have been to Sheffield many times and...
I’m learning as I go with these Football Tourist Guides: plan parking, pre-book attractions, plan when and where to eat....
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link.) On returning to the hotel last night, I hovered in reception as...
Ten years ago I undertook a pub crawl of Hull ahead of the first match of the season on a...
(If you missed Part One of this adventure, here's a quick link) Bong! Bong! Bong! Bong! Bong! Why was I...
When the fixtures come out, there are certain dates I look out for: the midweekers to book leave; Boxing Day...
Bournemouth is up there as one of my most-visited grounds - and yet I had never even seen the beach....
Bristol City away first game of the season. What with the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta fortnight in full (well, COVID-restricted)...
Our final fan-filled friendly of 2021 was a nice local one at Morecambe. This offered the opportunity to explore our...
After Blackpool's Premier League campaign, my interest in football began to wane. I had almost completed the 92. Surely I...
