Gaming
Skyrim: modding without crashing
“You can’t mod Skyrim without CTD”. I read that comment somewhere long forgotten a few months ago and it came back to me last week as I was setting up (yet another) new build because, […]
Year: 2019
Castles
Conwy Castle, Wales
I’d seen Conwy Castle a few times from the A55 before I first visited: it’s something you can’t really miss when you’re driving through North Wales, looming over the landscape in the 21st century just […]
Uninspiring inspiration
Churches
Rievaulx Abbey
Abbey and monastery ruins are not uncommon in England, thanks to Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries, but Rievaulx is a particularly striking and relatively intact example of English history and social change. Rievaulx Abbey […]
FSX
Custom menu music in FSX
I love Microsoft Flight Simulator (without ever having enough time to fly as much as I’d like) but the 8 default main screen music tracks are distinctly meh in my book. Since my immediate reaction […]
Places
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont and Utah Beach
Last week I wrote about visiting Mont-St-Michel but of course that’s just one small part of Normandy and there’s so much more to discover in this historic and truly fascinating part of France. Utah Beach […]
Walking
Moscar Moor, Derbyshire
When it comes to the Peak District, I’m always torn as to whether I prefer the wild, overcast days when much of the Dark Peak looks like the set of a noir thriller, or the […]
Landmarks
Mont St Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel is one of those unforgettable places to visit. An island in Normandy, France, and the site of a monastery that dates back to the 8th century AD, this medieval fortress towers above the surrounding […]
Uninspiring inspiration
Castles
Conisbrough Castle
Conisbrough Castle is one of my favourite places in South Yorkshire, a 12th century castle set on the hillside overlooking the historic town of Conisbrough that inspired Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe. The history of Conisbrough […]