Category: Blog
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Medway on Film: Out and About with Dreamy LomoChrome Turquoise
Some trippy and ethereal photos of Medway, shot with Lomochrome Turquoise film and an Olympus Pen EE-2 half-frame camera.
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Want to Do the Write Thing? 11 Great Places to Shop for Greeting Cards in Medway and Kent
Who doesn’t love receiving cards and letters in the post? Here are 11 great places to shop for cards in Medway and Kent, and my top tips for card-sending success!
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New Year, Old Books: On choosing to read more, and show some shelf-restraint
Making New Year’s resolutions for 2025, dragging myself out of a reading slump, and writing about books related to Kent and Medway.
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Origin Story: The Man of Kent and the Kentish Man
What’s the difference between a Man of Kent and a Kentish Man, and what it’s got to do with William the Conqueror?
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And Now For Something Completely Different: 12 Favourite Podcasts to Celebrate International Podcast Day
To celebrate a phenomenon that has brought me many hours of top-notch earfood, I’m sharing 12 of my to favourite podcasts with you. Read on for recommendations and some podcast episodes involving Kent!
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Bison and Foxes and Bears, Oh My! Visiting wonderful Wildwood
A summer day out at Wildwood, where we met bison, foxes, lynx and more!
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The Nao Victoria: A maritime marvel comes to Medway
A visit to the replica Nao Victoria, the first ship to circumnavigate the globe, and the story of its seafaring achievements.
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Our Feathered Friends in the North
The story of a breathtaking trip to the Farne Islands in Northumberland, and why you should always pack a jumper if you’re travelling to the North East.
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Done: Deal – A handy guide to this beautiful seaside town
A guide to restaurants, pubs and things to do in Deal, one of the prettiest seaside towns in Kent.
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Mr Kipling’s poem about Medway
It’s World Poetry Day, so what better time to look up some poems about Medway? Here’s one from Rudyard Kipling.