Martin Travis's Avatar

Martin Travis

@martintravis

Wirral walks, photos & quizzes. Lapsed #TRFC fan. Autistic. Deaf/acoustic neuroma. Carl Sagan enthusiast. Geographical Pedant. Advocate for vol-au-vents (especially the little pastry hats) and jetpacks. Koumpounophobic πŸ‘€

1,524
Followers
1,079
Following
7,427
Posts
10.11.2024
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Martin Travis @martintravis

..... or is that a Headland? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

11.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like The Great Orme

11.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

..... and what about promontory? πŸ€”πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

11.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Are mantillas still routinely worn there?

I thought that Catholic tradition was long goneπŸ€”

11.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘€

11.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Haha πŸ«£πŸ€£πŸ«…

11.03.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think my main issue is I don't like paying for things πŸ˜‚

11.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

I've never been there, but believe it's well worth a visit?

11.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a man with curly hair is sitting at a table with the words `` that 's fair '' written on his face . ALT: a man with curly hair is sitting at a table with the words `` that 's fair '' written on his face .
11.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, it must have been in its pomp back then too - how lovely πŸ‘

11.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well that's shattered my illusions! πŸŒ¬πŸŒŠπŸ˜„πŸ‘

11.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bad weather forecast for tomorrow so thought it best to get a walk in today πŸ‘

I want to live in that terrace, right at the front at New Ferry 😊

11.03.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I am partial to an isthmus πŸ˜„πŸ‘

11.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image Post image Post image

Today's walk in the sunshine took me through Rock Park, Shorefields, Port Sunlight, and finally down the old Levers railway footpath, finishing at Bromborough retail park

11.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I hear you, but just in purely relative terms, I still dispute Lewis's framing

11.03.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm no particular fan, and I'm not gonna get into his particular balance sheet of success and failure, but worse than Liz Truss, or since you mention lying, worse than Boris Johnson?

Come on!

11.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So what happens after three months or whatever extension period is granted? Is the person then allowed back and so it starts again? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

11.03.2026 08:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought you held him to account well, and absolutely agree that politicians should be interrogated and not allowed to deflect away from the consequences of their actions.

Less so with Yvette Cooper though, where your interruptions and comments while she was replying felt a bit tabloid clickbait.

11.03.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

".... the most unpopular PM on record"..... really?

11.03.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How come he's a pariah?πŸ€”

11.03.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful! 🌼

10.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Hill Bark - Wikipedia

Hill Bark - Wikipedia share.google/yZd8WeG09M1f...

πŸ‘

10.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Seems very strange to think that Bidston Court was dismantled, transported to Royden Park, and rebuilt like a giant 3D jigsaw, as Hillbark

10.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

I've just managed to tick that pillar box off, on my way up to a routine app't at St Cath's.πŸ‘

A man was staring at me taking the photo, as if I was mad 🫣🀣

10.03.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo . ALT: a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo .
10.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not sure I could climb it nowadays, or even if I did, I suspect I would struggle to get back down. 😬

Probably have to get winched off by the fire brigadeπŸ«£πŸ˜„

10.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image Post image Post image

3 photos of Bidston Court Gardens, taken this morning. The 4th snap is of the driveway to one of the large houses on Upton Road, backing on to Bidston Hill.

All those mansions on Noctorum ridge are fantastic, but then I wouldn't fancy doing the hoovering, so ...... πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈπŸ˜„

10.03.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember following my nose that way after getting off the train at Hillside. I walked past the famous Birkdale white Clubhouse, and then a path directed me through woodland and down towards the dunes, between the boundaries of both golf clubs

10.03.2026 09:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Really? 😬

10.03.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it the narrow corridor of public right of way land sandwiched between Birkdale and Hillside golf courses that is affected up there?

10.03.2026 08:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0