Christopher Gurr

Home again, home again… Safe landing. Now MARTA, and a last walk into Buckhead. -...

Nov 1st

Forgot that EWR has such a great view of the Manhattan skyline. Too far away for iPhone pic, but...

Oct 31st

Hunkered down in The Presidents Club, waiting for my ATL flight and enjoying wifi and nibbly...

Oct 31st

Can’t make myself order beer here. Don’t want to lose my ale memories quite so soon...

Oct 31st

Landed safely @ Newark. ATL flight in a few hours. - http://bkite.com/0271t

Oct 31st

That was a near thing. Continental shifted my transatlantic flight from 10:30 to 9:30 and...

Oct 31st

Wondering when BBC dropped the standardized English pronunciation standards. Glad it did. Love...

Oct 31st

Watching morning telly. BBC prank call scandal’s the lead on every channel & news paper....

Oct 31st

One last English indulgence before I head home in the morning. Thanks room service! Sticky Toffee...

Oct 30th

Checked in to hotel, off to find a book for the flights tomorrow. - http://bkite.com/025Kq

Oct 30th

All done. Just boarded the train from Bath, the end of my hike, to London Paddington. Tired, but...

Oct 30th

http://twitpic.com/iw5s - Meager looking, I know, but it was all I could face this morning.

Oct 30th

In out of the cold with mixed cheese & biscuits and a pint of Otter. This cheddar is...

Oct 29th

A dark walk through the church (grave) yard & I’m back @ The Hart… - Photo:...

Oct 29th

http://piurl.com/h69 : current location entranced by British quiz show Egg Heads

Oct 29th

This pint of Gem is brilliant. They also have 6X, which the stoneworker also mentioned. Food...

Oct 29th

Man on the way (repairing a stone wall) recommended a pint of Gem @ The White Hart. This old dearie...

Oct 29th

…and steak & Guinness pie. Ohhhhh, yes… - Photo: http://bkite.com/024pp

Oct 29th

Brie wedges, currant jelly, and chunky bread & butter… - Photo: http://bkite.com/024pd

Oct 29th

And this is the 6X… Sharper than the Gem, but a fine pint. - Photo: http://bkite.com/024q0

Oct 29th

Stopping by a huge oak just outside of Dyrham having passed my first “stately home” of...

Oct 29th

It’s a brisk 27 deg. this a.m. in Old Sodbury, but no precip as of yet. 5 hrs hike to Cold...

Oct 29th

Pub Nirvana: cozy fire, 2nd pint of Bob, and dinner on the way… sigh. - Photo:...

Oct 28th

After 13 miles, the last 6 in sleet (!?!) I’m happily settled in at The Dog. The nice young...

Oct 28th

…and pulled me a pint of Bob (the local ale) the same time. Bob & I are taking a hot bath...

Oct 28th

http://twitpic.com/im5a - For you Restoration fans: today part of the Cotswold Way share the path...

Oct 28th

Just heard a forecast of possible snow in The Cotswolds… Hmmmm.

Oct 28th

Staying tonight in an old mill converted into a B&B. A one-suite B&B. My suite. It’s...

Oct 27th

End of day five and I’m knackered. Three more to complete The Cotswold Way. Weather is cold...

Oct 27th

Stopped in here to change out of rain gear… - Photo: http://bkite.com/021lQ

Oct 26th

…and into a pint. - Photo: http://bkite.com/021lR

Oct 26th

Had a taste if the Otter, but went with Long John Silver. - Photo: http://bkite.com/021lS

Oct 26th

My little nook at the window where I’m “sorting myself out. ” - Photo:...

Oct 26th

http://twitpic.com/i5ff - Day 1: B’fast in Chipping Campden, I had a choice! Skipped the full...

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i5gp - Day 1: a typical bit of the foot path between two farm fields inside the...

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i5ho - Day 1: coming through a huge field of radishes, I had a snack. Blackerries...

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i5ip - Day 1: my first (of many) flocks of sheep I passed or went right through....

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i5lm - Day 1: making my way uphill to Broadway Tower.

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i5m8 - Day 1: my first stile, the step-over sort.

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i5q8 - Day 1: heading into the sheep meadow.

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i5qu - Day 1: the FIRST pub I hit in the village of Broadway, The Horse &...

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i5sz - Day 1: these two gents at the Horse & Hound spent 20 minutes talking...

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i5uq - Day 1: the Second pub in Broadway, and the better of the two. Nice coal...

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i5vd - Day 1: at The Crown & Trumpet I had pate and nice pint of...

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i5zv - Day 1: the others at The Crown & Trumpet… central casting. And...

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i62s - Day 1: a pint of Hobgoblin while I wait for my room at The Old White Lion...

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i62t - Day 1: one of many nice patrons at The Old White Lion.

Oct 25th

http://twitpic.com/i63k - “Do you have food?” I asked the barman. “My man in back...

Oct 25th

I’ve just checked into The Royal George in Birdlip, had a half of Green King IPA during the...

Oct 25th

…fill this run with very hot water & soak my very tired body. - Photo:...

Oct 25th

Clearly, I have lost ability to type or spell… Time for another pint? - http://bkite.com/020ft

Oct 25th

This means that I will not likely make it down the road to Painswick to catch THIS. To bad, note the...

Oct 25th

Tonight’s pub… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Z1P

Oct 24th

Tonight’s pub, The Ryeworth Inn, about 1.5 down the hill from my B&B… - Photo:...

Oct 24th

They serve potted plants at the bar, here. - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Z2J

Oct 24th

Sucking down a pint of Hobgoblin after a looong day hiking. It’s a hike. NOT a walk. Ben,...

Oct 23rd

Some new pictures from the Cotswolds @ http://christophergurr.tumblr.com

Oct 23rd

I had two starters for dinner @ The Red Lion: a very good...

Oct 23rd

Fig stuffed with brie wrapped in bacon, @ The Red Lion.

Oct 23rd

My ale @ Red Lion was Old Trip.

Oct 23rd

The small bar @ The Red Lion.

Oct 23rd

Wednesday night’s dinner, with a small edition of...

Oct 23rd

The real ale line-up @ The Eight Bells. I’d a half of...

Oct 23rd

Inside The Eight Bells, Chipping Campden… Very cozy....

Oct 23rd

Last night’s (Wednesday) pub: The Eight Bells,...

Oct 23rd

Test posting a photo thru Tumble… One of the several...

Oct 23rd

These three gents are giving me excellent advice on pubs as I go… - Photo:...

Oct 23rd

The pub cat… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Xpb

Oct 23rd

Inside Badger Hall… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Xkz

Oct 23rd

Data connection v spotty here. Posting to bkite & tumblr as I can. Thursday AM, stuffed with...

Oct 23rd

…what I’d been looking for, besides tea, at Badger Hall. Dear old Badger. - Photo:...

Oct 23rd

Badger Hall, Chipping Campden, where I took refuge Wednesday afternoon to lay a base and chase away...

Oct 23rd

My charming room which overlooks the high street… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Wd5

Oct 22nd

The view looking up from my bed. The beam on the left is really that crooked… Love it. -...

Oct 22nd

Just boarding the bus from Moreton-in-Marsh to Chipping Campden, full of pubby goodness…

Oct 22nd

I’m @ my starting point for tomorrow, and nearly weeping. It’s beautiful. And the bus...

Oct 22nd

Ok, traveling twitters, tipping ones barman in England: what say you? The web is giving all sorts of...

Oct 22nd

Lunch! Local pork & chive sausages, gravey, & mash. Shut Up! - Photo: http://bkite.com/01W7M

Oct 22nd

Coming onto Oxford… The weather today is unbelievably good. Clear skies, golden light, chill...

Oct 22nd

Found the bears under a tree in the back garden of The Bell Inn. I’m waiting back here with...

Oct 22nd

Enormous power facility here. Reminds me of PD James’ Devices & Desires. - Photo:...

Oct 22nd

Hurtling up the Thames on the Hereford bound train.

Oct 22nd

Wandering about Moreton-in-Marsh… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01W4R

Oct 22nd

The bucolic view from the train. - Photo: http://bkite.com/01W40

Oct 22nd

My first pub I’ve stumbled upon, and it happens to be the model for Tolkien’s Prancing...

Oct 22nd

Found the bears under a tree in the back garden of The Bell Inn. I’m waiting back here with...

Oct 22nd

A pint of Abbot Ale, hand pulled and oh, so yummy… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01W7j

Oct 22nd

God, I love this station… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01W18

Oct 22nd

A well loved and worn Paddington Bear. - Photo: http://bkite.com/01W1n

Oct 22nd

Sun’s coming up and I’m enjoying watching the hoards scurry to work as I’m...

Oct 22nd

Decided to take the first train possible to...

Oct 22nd

Having been let into the country (much easier than CAN) I head to the train into London. - Photo:...

Oct 22nd

Having been let into the country (much easier than CAN) I’m making my way to the train into...

Oct 22nd

Beautiful approach into London, Thames dark, London i bright, waiting in line at passport control.

Oct 22nd

…finishing off PD James… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Vtw

Oct 21st

Bit of a Navy landing, but I’ve made it to EWR… LHR flight in a little over two...

Oct 21st

The meal was billed as a chicken taco, but in reality was chicken & cheese in a pita with a...

Oct 21st

Having camped out for bit in C Concourse… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Vsu

Oct 21st

My earlier flight has turned into a not-so-earlier flight. One hour ground hold… sitting on...

Oct 21st

Boarding an earlier flight to EWR… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01V1s

Oct 21st

Plum jelly, NOT plumb! My thumb’s getting cocky re: iPhone typing. I’m putting it in...

Oct 21st

After a late b’fast of grits, eggs, bacon, & toast w/ damson plumb jelly (mmm) I’ve...

Oct 21st

Oh, yes! Nullriver’s Tuner for the iPhone is rocking my world… Loading all my fav web...

Oct 21st

Seems my iPhone (orig) on 2.0 doesn’t take the fab pics it used to esp in low light. This post...

Oct 21st

The last words I’ll type on my MacBook Pro for 2 weeks. Just taking the iPhone w/ me to...

Oct 21st

Been playing with the mac app: TrailRunner. interesting tool for post hike GPS analysis:...

Oct 21st

Sans MacBook, the iPhone my only...

Since I’m hiking for 9 days and schlepping all my stuff in my backpack, my second brain -...

Oct 21st

This is a test of using Tumble to post from my iPhone…...

Oct 20th

Doing the last download of POIs into my trusty garmin for the Cotswold trip…...

Oct 20th

For those interested in my upcoming hike through the Cotwolds, here’s the route on GoogleMaps:...

Oct 19th

Birthday brunch @ J. Christopher’s in Buckhead… Mmmmmm - Photo: http://bkite.com/01TnV

Oct 19th

“He made a practice of concealing his enthusiasm as he did his imagination. Both were like...

Oct 19th

Can you tell I was reading PD James on the flight?

Oct 19th

“…to be enjoyed rarely and with caution since they had about them the taint of...

Oct 19th

safely landed ATL. God, I need a coffee… - http://bkite.com/01Ti2

Oct 19th

Headed “home” home to have my b-day dinner with my family for the first time since...

Oct 19th

Sitting waiting for my SWF-ATL flight. Group of Good Fella-esque cops waiting, too. The dialogue is...

Oct 19th

Re-tech of the Spamalot tour is in full swing… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01SQl

Oct 18th

Is this enough butter? - Photo: http://bkite.com/01SGT

Oct 18th

Is this a normal color for juice? - Photo: http://bkite.com/01SDy

Oct 18th

Now at the hotel after a perfect evening w/ friends at the house on the hill. Did I really type...

Oct 17th

Getting ready to grill, yo! - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Ry6

Oct 17th

This is turning into a great night. Grill’s on! - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Ryc

Oct 17th

Back @ the house on Cloudbay Rd… Angelina made sweet potato hash… Very, very nice. -...

Oct 17th

An exceedingly civil evening. Theatre folk know how to cease a free weeknight. - Photo:...

Oct 17th

The ladies of the Spamalot ensemble meet the new reed pallets… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Rs7

Oct 16th

…oh, and I hiked about 5 miles of the AT today, and this little guy was guarding the...

Oct 15th

…Nigel carved a pumpkin…. - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Qs0

Oct 15th

The view from Camp Spamalot… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01QrA

Oct 15th

…chorus girl and puppy dog on the lawn… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01QrU

Oct 15th

Notice his wee walking stick. - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Qsc

Oct 15th

Chk tikka masala, aloo gobi… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Qe1

Oct 14th

ONE of the views from the ballroom in which we’re rehearsing. I’m truly leading a...

Oct 14th

Oh, dear… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Qeg

Oct 14th

I’m the luckiest boy ever. @ the end of my hike, there’s a huge Oktoberfest going on....

Oct 14th

Spaten lager und Oktoberfest. Yah yah yah yah… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01PTr

Oct 14th

I weep with the joy of this… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01PTX

Oct 14th

Found an Indian place near the hotel. - Photo: http://bkite.com/01PZi

Oct 14th

…found our diner… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01PIm

Oct 13th

great drive down route 17… Amazing fall colors… Ready for breakfast. Circle E diner,...

Oct 13th

SDS went through her b’fast like Sherman through Georgia. Now she wants to get a BLT to...

Oct 13th

The main event… Brilliant home fries. So crispy. Mmmmm… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01PIW

Oct 13th

News from the kitchen: the girl has been talked into using NuSkin and all is well. Line Cook:...

Oct 13th

The girl in the back cut her finger on the slicer & the women behind the counter are giving her...

Oct 13th

We both ordered the Sportsman… Here are the pancakes… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01PIO

Oct 13th

The placemat… Notice the “K” usage… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01PIz

Oct 13th

Thanks, ladies…! - Photo: http://bkite.com/01PJt

Oct 13th

Planning a hike tomorrow around Bear Mnt in Harriman State Park, NY… after hitting one of the...

Oct 12th

Favorite grandmama breakfast: cinnamon toast. If hotels had it on the menu, I’d order it every...

Oct 12th

Sweet tent rec from @CaliCampBug - http://budurl.com/jyr8 4 season Stretch Tiros 2 - what’s...

Oct 12th

A very decent hash, eggs o/e, crisp potatos, and asparagus. Delightful… - Photo:...

Oct 12th

Anyone have a favorite diner along Rt. 17 between Binghamton & West Point, NY? I’m...

Oct 12th

Oh, joy! The room service fairies have come for a visit! Thanks, oh lovely fairies… - Photo:...

Oct 12th

Rm service b’fast reminds me of my grandmother. That feeling of being spoiled by someone...

Oct 12th

“Reality is a hallucination caused by the lack of good beer & fine wine.” The legend...

Oct 12th

Halfies of Stone Smoked Porter… To start. - Photo: http://bkite.com/01OLW

Oct 12th

Spamalot Shot Night: Peach & Vodka… mercy. - Photo: http://bkite.com/01OYZ

Oct 12th

That’s a Southern Tier Brewery PumpKing Ale… Brilliant! - Photo: http://bkite.com/01OMC

Oct 12th

One lone barman & he’s in the weeds… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01NGR

Oct 10th

Souped up fried green tomatos… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Nwv

Oct 10th

‘bought to tuck into some ribs. Shut up! - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Nwc

Oct 10th

Mmmmmmmmm… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01NwN

Oct 10th

They’re serving Brickyard brews here. Stout, Irish Red, Cherry… Good & cheap. $2.50...

Oct 10th

morning all - Mophie or FastMac iV for extending battery life on 1st gen iPhone?

Oct 9th

New beer find: Stone Smoked Stout - http://budurl.com/v8mp Had it @ http://budurl.com/982s Blue Tusk...

Oct 9th

God bless @Skype. Just called all my Cotswold Way inns to confirm reservations & I still marvel...

Oct 9th

At our sound check meeting, the king & lady are making PB&J sandwiches and eating an...

Oct 9th

New Lancelot’s opening night went V well. A solid guy & a solid actor.

Oct 9th

FTW: Seat Guru, one of my favorite go-to travel tools: http://budurl.com/9p4d

Oct 9th

JV & I have ordered the Ukranian dinner… Which begins with bread & butter. - Photo:...

Oct 9th

Am I paranoid, or is he staring @ me? - Photo: http://bkite.com/01MTY

Oct 9th

…a seriously good borscht… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01MTx

Oct 9th

…main course… Oh lord… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01MTD

Oct 9th

This kielbasa is insane! - Photo: http://bkite.com/01MTN

Oct 9th

My entire show on a rack, except for the fancy sparkle Bedevere finale costume. - Photo:...

Oct 9th

We did not like our lunch. Not one bit. - Photo: http://bkite.com/01MU6

Oct 9th

A stand-up place. 69 beers and very knowledgeable barman… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01MkC

Oct 7th

interesting stouts: Rogue Shakespeare Nitro, Southern Tier Creme Brulee, & Stone Smoked...

Oct 7th

Musical Theater fans - here’s a great podcast for you: http://budurl.com/hdr6 It’s the...

Oct 7th

Headed into the wilds of downtown Syracuse to find some lunch…

Oct 7th

Retweet @wholefoods: Check out this excellent TED Talks: Ann Cooper on ‘Reinventing the School...

Oct 7th

Man in the line here @ Budget about to go Rambo on this poor clerk… It’s the other side...

Oct 7th

Listening a lot lately to the soundtrack of Vicky Cristina Barcelona… nice mix....

Oct 7th

Shout out the the Syracuse NPR station, WAER. Coming in loud and clear…

Oct 6th

Very nice room here at the Renaissance. Even a little Spam sticker on my room key envelope. How...

Oct 6th

This excellent podcast kept me sane on the looooong bus trip today: http://www.themoth.org/podcast

Oct 6th

My world in the base of a lamp… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01LYT

Oct 6th

All checked in… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01LY7

Oct 6th

Guess where we stopped for lunch… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01LTm

Oct 6th

Made it across the border in a bus load of actors… Whew! - http://bkite.com/01LRs

Oct 6th

Après me skit… Mmmmm. Thanks Toronto! - Photo: http://bkite.com/01LN3

Oct 6th

Loft cleaned, bags packed. Two shows today and bus to Syracuse tomorrow. 18 days until Cotswold Way...

Oct 6th

Cara made me a frite sampler… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01LNe

Oct 6th

This girl looks happy for a very good reason… This is a great place. - Photo:...

Oct 6th

Eating my last Tim Horton’s for a while. I know we have them in the states, but I REALLY need...

Oct 6th

After a very late start, the Spamalot gang is rolling south… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01LP8

Oct 6th

So, any food recommendations in or around Syracuse, NY? The show is playing there all this week.

Oct 6th

Ths Spamalot Tour tradition of Shot Night hit a high point tonight… Farewell, Toronto! Thanks...

Oct 5th

Apres shot night, I now have a Guinness buzz and will retire to bed, PD James at the ready, if I can...

Oct 5th

Putting the new man in as Lancelot. Hopeful. Very hopeful. - http://bkite.com/01Kt2

Oct 4th

Waiting for my radio interview for next week’s stint in Syracuse…

Oct 4th

WYYY interview all done - out now for coffee at Balzac’s in the Distillery Dist.

Oct 4th

Great room, good coffee… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01Kou

Oct 4th

Perfect autumn lunch before heading to rehearsal… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01KpR

Oct 4th

looking for an extra long rain poncho to cover me and backpack — ideas?

Oct 2nd

It’s the first of October! T-minus 22 days ‘til my walk down the Cotswold Way. A hundred...

Oct 1st

Four great September episodes from The Happy Hour Guys - http://budurl.com/8f9l Maine, New York, and...

Oct 1st

Started the day @ 6:30 w/ TIm Horton’s coffee and a walk around the city. Now back in the loft...

Oct 1st

Should I get a Kindle for my trip to England? I’m backpacking and the saved weight sounds...

Oct 1st

I’m really liking this app - Slife http://budurl.com/dgpu

Oct 1st

Morning walk… - Photo: http://bkite.com/01J7A

Oct 1st