Category Archives: Canterbury
Dark and Desperate Debt-driven Days
It is perhaps poignant that I am writing the blog about my arriving in Dartford back in March, following the aftermath of the London and England-wide riots in August, or perhaps in the lull in between them with the impending Notting Hill Carnival, … Continue reading
The Yard Foreman’s Tale
What days those must have been, when the coaches with the horses rode into town – with people from far and wide…. I had thought that those days were long since gone, until I found my way into Dartford town and arrived at … Continue reading
Shades of the pub that Mitre Bin a Chaucer Coaching Inn
The spirit world entered again into my next stop along the road, although in a more typically Western way with being told by Kyle, a South African bar manager, of two ghosts – going by the name of George and … Continue reading
Raising and erasing spirits
Seeing as I had not been able to get a booking at my first coaching inn in my last minute decision to follow up on my theory of the three days’ trip to Canterbury, I thought it was just going to be an … Continue reading
The Double Double Decker to Deptford and Beyond
As I was wondering what to blog about tonight, as a lead-in to the next leg of the journey along that road less travelled to Canterbury, I turned on the TV just at the point of an interview between Piers … Continue reading
One Day’s Ride from London
What a difference a day makes! 24 little hours, or so the old song goes (and try clicking on this link to play this song as you’re reading this – as I am hoping you’ll find that that too makes a difference … Continue reading
Those Shaggy Tales: when and where did they begin and end?
A Brief Recap Well, here’s where the tale of the trail and the tales properly begins – with an exploration into finding the original road to Canterbury, and then along to a trip to each stop-off with a few good friends sharing their tales of the modern day … Continue reading
The Film-maker’s Pilgrim Tale
So retracing my steps along this meta-physical road, from my start in 1991 with seeking a place that may never have existed (Camelot) to one that definitely has and does to this day (Canterbury), has left me wondering about what makes or made either road … Continue reading
The Supply Chain Planner’s Tale
I met a man with a plan last weekend, whose stories and ways reminded me of Chaucer’s Merchant and his tale – but maybe we all have some aspect of those characters and their stories in us today? You decide, starting with what Chaucer had to … Continue reading
The Nanny’s Tale
Never judge a book by it’s cover Unknown origin Last Saturday night, 2 April 2011, I met up with some others who I have met in my journey back along the road I chose not to travel when I first came to … Continue reading
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