Join us as we visit two of the famous Champagne houses in and around Rheims

Join us as we wrap up our weekend in London with a visit to the fascinating Eltham Palace, a mixture of medieval splendour and 1930s opulence

Join us as we sail down the Thames towards Greenwich and then visit the Royal Observatory, the home of Greenwich Mean Time

Join us on an afternoon mystery coach tour where we learn about some of the most famous sites of London

Join us as we visit one of London's most popular tourist attractions, the Tower of London, which has been used as a fortress, a palace and a prison through its long history and is where the Crown Jewels are on show to the public

 

Find out more by visiting the official Tower of London home page

Join us as we start our long weekend in London with a guided tour around Clarence House, the former home of the Queen Mother

Join us for the end of our trip to the Black Forest and for a visit to a historic building on the journey home

Join us as we continue our holiday in the Black Forest, including a visit to the world's largest cuckoo clock

Join us as we travel to the Black Forest in Germany where cuckoo clocks and waterfalls await us

Join us on a trip to the lovely Petwood House Hotel in Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire, whose main claim to fame is that it served as the officers' mess for several squadrons, including 617, The Dambusters, during WW2

 

Find out more by visiting the official Petwood House Hotel home page

Join us as we visit the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby, home to one of the last remaining Lancaster bombers, Just Jane

Join us on a visit to RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, where we learn all about the history of the base, including the famous Dambusters raid

 

Find out more by visiting the official RAF Scampton home page or the Dambusters web site

Join us for the final instalment of our trip to Switzerland. This time we visit the capital, Bern, and enjoy a taste of real Swiss life in the village of Sachseln, before finishing our trip with a visit to Meiringen, well-known to fans of Sherlock Holmes

Join us as we visit more interesting places in Switzerland, including a ride on the famous Glacier Express. This time there are no more Alpine horns - promise!

Join us for the first part of our week-long trip to Switzerland and enjoy some local music, which might not be to everyone's liking!

Join us as we conclude our walking tour of Ghent in Belgium

Join us as we spend a day in Ghent in Belgium, where we visit the cathedral and other places of interest in this medieval city

Join us as we spend a few days in Bruges in Belgium, with a walking tour around the town, a visit to the chocolate museum and time soaking up the atmosphere in the market square

Join us as we enjoy a Highland house party in Dunoon in the west of Scotland and then visit the Benmore botanic garden

 

Find out more by visiting the official Benmore Botanic Garden web site

Join us on a short break in Cornwall, the highlight of which was a visit to the world-famous Eden Project

 

Find out more by visiting the official Eden Project web site

Today I discuss a long-awaited CD, my first earthquake and a useful gadget for labelling items around the house

 

Find out more about the Milestone 311 by visiting the RNIB web site

In this final podcast from our weekend in Norfolk, we visit Sandringham, one of the private homes of the royal family

 

Find out more by visiting the Sandringham web site

In this second podcast from Thursford, Norfolk, we listen to Robert Wolfe playing the mighty Wurlitzer and then go backstage to see the dressing rooms used in the famous Christmas show

 

Find out more about Robert Wolfe by visiting his web site

In this first podcast from Thursford, Norfolk, we look at and listen to some of the mechanical organs and fairground carousels in the collection

 

Find out more about the collection, including the Wurlitzer, and the Thursford Christmas show at the Thursford web site

Find out about one of the smallest, but easiest to use, MP3 players on the market

Join us on a tour around the oldest working malt whisky distillery in the Highlands

The British summer certainly has a lot to answer for

In this final episode covering our recent trip to North Wales, you can hear about our trip on the Snowdon Mountain Railway and enjoy some more music by Michael Richards

In this first episode covering our recent trip to North Wales, you can hear about Llandudno, the Welsh language and food, and the isle of Anglesey, home to the village with the longest place name in Europe

 

The music on this episode is played on the Celtic harp by Michael Richards. You can find out more by visiting Michael's web site

The 2007 Cricket World Cup is now over. Find out the result if you don't already know who won!

I talk about the 2007 Cricket World Cup, currently under way in the Caribbean

 

Find out more from the BBC web site

I demonstrate the totally accessible Bop It Extreme 2 by Hasbro

 

First published on the Our Place podcast, hosted by Steve and Angie Nutt

Join us at the seaside in South Devon for a short autumn break

Join us as we visit Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, the home of the Wildlife and Wetlands Trust

 

Find out more by visiting the official WWT web site

Join us on the second part of our evening coach tour around Bristol

Join us on the first part of our evening coach tour around Bristol

Accompany us on our wonderful visit to the world's first iron-hulled ship, built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Bristol in 1843

 

Find out more by visiting the SS Great Britain web site

Sail with us down the river Dart in Devon from Totnes to Dartmouth

Join us on a visit to the Agatha Christie exhibition at Torquay Museum, and then learn about the Agatha Christie Mile, which takes you to some of the places that were inspirational in the life and works of the great writer

 

Find out more by visiting the official Agatha Christie web site

In the final podcast from our trip to Scotland, we visit this ancient castle near Dundee, the childhood home of the Queen Mother

 

Find out more by visiting the official Glamis Castle web site

Join us for a ride on the world's only rotating boat lift in the second of our podcasts from Scotland

 

First published on Blind Cool Tech

All aboard as my mum, sister and I tour Edinburgh in an open-topped bus in the first of a series of three podcasts from our holiday in Scotland

 

First published on Blind Cool Tech

I describe various aspects of my career, including Braille proofreader and software application developer

 

First published on Blind Cool Tech

Join us on a walking tour through the heart of Oxford, England, the home of the famous university

 

First published on Blind Cool Tech

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