Southampton: how to visit Above Bar Street and still leave with your wallet

Living in Southampton, Hampshire, Above Bar Street

Sunny Southampton. A place where everyone is welcome and everyone feels at home. The place that attracts thousands of tourists pouring out of the cruise ships. Not! I will try to paint a picture of what Southampton has become just by taking you on a walk down the High Street. As you may or may […]

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Romsey pretends to be a nice place

Living in Romsey, Hampshire

On looking at Romsey you would think it is a nice place, well that’s what it pretends to be. I have lived here for over 25 years and the people are rude and not very friendly. They have a small town mentality, The planning depart needs shooting [in my dreams, but in reality, just a […]

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Southampton: The ex soviet bloc government funded retirement resort

Living in Shirley, Southampton

Is life getting you down comrade? Does your babushka keep saying she wants to have more money and not work? Are your fingers falling off from all that Krokodil and nuclear waste in the water? Then you need a benefits holiday to….. SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON!!!! Seriously though, it has now gotten to the point down Shirley […]

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