Brendan James

Hard to beat €40 for a couchette berth and travel on European Sleeper train from Brussels to Prague (720km of rail travel) in November!
@europeansleeper.eu

RIP the glorious Patricia Routledge. To me she will always be Kitty; delivering Victoria Wood's monologues with pin-sharp precision ❤ VW always knew who would do the best job with her words, and was never afraid to give her best lines away, for the good of the comedy.

An extraordinary early picture of the Human League in a studio. Phil Oakey is wearing a backless lavender striped cropped t-shirt and skin tight white trousers. What a mensch.

A toast today, folks, for Phil Oakey, aka Phil Oakley, aka Big Phil, aka This Is Phil Talkin', who has turned 70. Didn't he do well?!

A bit of North Wales sky and Irish Sea … good for the soul.

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screen shot of a Google My Maps map for the trip showing places and route.

Recent Netherlands trip by NS trains:
Rotterdam - Brummen (via Breda, Arnhem) €19.28
Zutphen - Utrecht €15.28
Utrecht - Zeist - Utrecht by bus €2.99 each way
Utrecht - Rotterdam €9.68
Train tickets booked direct via NS App www.ns.nl/en/travel-in... on previous day for off peak travel (10am-3pm).

Excellent value for money, Tim 👍 Utrecht is one of my favourite places.

Gorgeous #Ghent - absolutely stunning ❤️ #belgium #traintravel

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🤣🤣! I was lucky then! Cheers John, have to say this trip has really reignited my love for the country.

Lovely going back to Ostend for the first time in years. Lots of life and lovely weather. Sadly, the old international express trains are no more though… #oostende #europetravel #belgium

🤣🤣🤣!!

In Bruges…. No Colin Farrell yet but I’m making the best of it 😄 #brugge #europetravel #interrail

Have finally visited #Leuven for the first time…. It did not disappoint. #traintravel

I know the Channel Tunnel has been with us for over 30 years now but I’m still amazed you can leave Birmingham in the morning and be in Brussels late afternoon! #interrail #europetravel

Thank you so much, mate! It's been a crazy year so far!
😄

Absolutely chilling…. “Tomorrow belongs to me….?” Words fail me again….

I think somebody needs to come up with a new word for the debilitating effect of long-term and constant exposure to nonsense, ignorance and bollocks …. 😵‍💫😵‍💫

Thoroughly enjoyed this, Joy!

I have been out and about this week, very unexpectedly and delightfully surprised by a lovely post by Joy Neal Kidney, who has rather elevated my status...I am glowing..thanks so much @joy0604.bsky.social

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Blimey, me and #BillyConnolly, side by side, tackling 2 continents! 😆 #traintravel #holidayreads

Sublime!!

A peaceful Sunday morning in North Wales

Had to switch off, my sanity solenoids were melting…

New night train on my bucket list - the Adriatic Express runs 4 times a week from Poland to the Croatian coast, travelling through 5 countries… one day! #interrail #traintravel #eurail

Pile of books with a cup of coffee on top and flowers around them. Caption: Read more, worry less.

TGIF!🥳🙌
The weekend is upon us and you know what that means.📚📚📚

#Booksky #BookNerd #Lifestyle #WeekendVibes #FridayFeeling

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Utrecht….🤔?

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Thanks for including me, Paul! 👍