Slower Travel

Places I've gone, people I've seen, the odd thing that nearly knocked me over

  • Where the snapping stops

    Where the snapping stops

    12 Dec 2025 · 3 min read min read
    In Naples I saw my first Maserati hearse. It was making its way slowly down a narrow cobbled street, mourners following slowly, solemnly in procession. I am always ready to be a respectful cortege onlooker. For one thing there’s the jolt, the reminder, as you’re going about your
  • A life in colour

    A life in colour

    19 Nov 2025 · 9 min read min read
    What counts as history? Anything and everything. It can be Big Bang and MAGA, it can be Einstein and Eric Trump. It can be an object lesson, it can be a chastening truth. What counts as history? What even is it? It can be, according to your mechanic, your gasket.
  • No going back

    No going back

    29 Apr 2025 · 5 min read min read
    More from the roads, high and low
  • The one who left

    The one who left

    24 Apr 2025 · 7 min read min read
    more from the road
  • Making the most of it

    Making the most of it

    16 Apr 2025 · 4 min read min read
    More road pics