Posted on by Craig Faulkner
In April 2016, my employer moved the office I work in from my home city of Coventry to the nearby town of Rugby. Over the course of a weekend, I swapped my usual two buses each way for a single train ride with a generous dose of exercise at either end. Having grown up, lived and worked in Coventry all my life… Read more »
Posted on by Craig Faulkner
I was recently reminded of what it is like to shop in town when it is busy. Since I stopped working in the city centre, I haven't had much cause for it. While I sometimes miss being able to pick up any essentials in the middle of the day, my lunch breaks these days are free of the hustle and bustle of a busy… Read more »
Posted on by Craig Faulkner
Coventry's council has very recently had a blue line painted on the pavement between a point in the city centre and the train station, just outside our city's famous ring road. Since the train station is virtually next door to my office building (at least until I change jobs later this month), and I walk thro… Read more »
Posted on by Craig Faulkner
In previous blogs, I've talked about the joys and obstacles associated with my journey to and from work. However, but for the occasional reference to those to whom straight lines prove difficult, until now I've not mentioned the sort of characters I share these journeys with. Frequenting the same routes five… Read more »
Posted on by Craig Faulkner
I've recently taken to experimenting on my journeys to and from work to see if I can walk in a straight line from any given point A to any given point B in a public place. It's harder than it sounds. As previously written, the path of a pedestrian is far more complex to traverse than even the busiest of roads… Read more »
Posted on by Craig Faulkner
How often do you walk along a fairly busy street, particularly in a largely pedestrian area? If you’re anything like me, you'll walk the same routes a lot. Working in the middle of Coventry means that I have to walk through the city centre on a daily basis. Before I started frequenting this journey, however,… Read more »