Author Archives: Matt's Tale
Beginning, Middle and End of The Road
The story that led to this blog, and possibly a book, began over 5 years ago, and on the day of the tube and bus bombings in London – the infamous 7/7/2005. It was then that I met a man called Dave Longley at a conference in … Continue reading
Epilogue: The Magical and Mystical Mystery Tour
Before people went on pilgrimages to Canterbury to see the shrine of Saint Thomas a Beckett, they went on pilgrimages to Winchester – and the saint at the centre of that was Swithun. Lovely Laura, the jazz singer, reminded me about that over breakfast that … Continue reading
Beyond The Sea – and Sky!
So from starting the journey over again after 3 years – thanks to the emergence of blogging to help me with it all – and recognising in the process how this blog in itself (and perhaps many others like it, as well … Continue reading
The Jazz Singer and her Husband’s Tale
Music means so much to me. Next to travel, it is the thing that keeps me going when I am stuck “in some unforgiving place“, perhaps far away from where I want to be. It is amazing how different kinds … Continue reading
To Kill a Swan
What inspires or forces people to do something that they would not ordinarily do – or even to make the choice to do it? This was the thought that occurred to me, just when I had thought that the blogging … Continue reading
The Truth Be Told
The drive for me to write Matt’s tale essentially began on 7/7/2005 when the bombs went off around London, which led to a chance encounter and a discussion about appreciating others and being able to enjoy a good conversation – and … Continue reading
Coming to Canterbury
It was with mixed feelings that I finally found my way to Canterbury, following a double decker in, and rather than on one. Still, I had managed to move on from the quirky romance of only going by double decker … Continue reading
A Little Less Conversation?
It seems to me, from my return to these English roads less travelled, that there are less and less places where you can meet travellers. The charm for me, back in the day, was in being able to compare notes on a place, have a … Continue reading
A Right Royal Mess
In search of what, I was no longer sure, but before leaving Rochester, I had one stop-off to check out. That was to compare the coaching inn there that shares the same name as the one in Dartford (The Royal … Continue reading
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