The Last Ditch by Tom Paine

This post will remain at the head of the blog for the duration of my current road trip. You can track my tour map here.  http://trackmytour.com/static/embed/tmt.js Please chip in with suggestions for things to see, people to meet and diversions to make.

I have checked the traffic regulations and the paraphernalia required to be carried onboard by the busybodies of  six European nations. I have everything apart from my Austrian motorway sticker and apparently I can pick that up at the border. Speranza is looking and sounding good. I am looking forward…

During my recent trip to Vegas I took the opportunity to visit the Grand Canyon for the third time. I flew there by helicopter, landing in the bottom for "champagne" and a photo-opportunity.  The Colorado River leaves the Grand Canyon, muddily Posing with my second favourite type of machine On…

Three friends and I were on a "boys' week out" in Las Vegas last week. I was able to repair one of the omissions from the Great American Road Trip of 2013 when we visited Death Valley. This must be one of the most photogenic places on Earth. Photographer at…

I drove from London to the Cote d'Azur and back two weeks ago, staying with friends in one of my favourite villages in the world, Mougins. I met up with other friends at the international real estate event called MIPIM, which takes place every year in Cannes.  Dining in Burgundy…

Thanks for all the kind comments on my last post. To be clear, I have only given up political blogging. Having made my case ad nauseam for nine years, it's time to move on. I have begun to redesign the blog accordingly. I think I will need more radical change…

You cannot, as the man said, step in the same river twice. I was away from Britain for 20 years. The Britain I returned to was not the Britain I left. Even though I had visited often, kept in touch with friends and family and followed political developments assiduously while…