Tim Burns
@timbobean.bsky.social
Retired project manager and consultant, enjoying art, running, music, cycling, the countryside and the city. Oh, and travelling too
I cycled the Avenue Verte from London to Paris, back in the summer. I wrote the ride up timbobean.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/l...
Cycling the Avenue Verte from London to Paris: Introduction
Why cycle from London to Paris? It’s not clear when the idea first occurred to me, but I think it was a book given for Christmas one year. It detailed the route of the “Avenue Verte”, a cycle route…
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November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I cycled the Avenue Verte from London to Paris, back in the summer. I wrote the ride up timbobean.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/l...
Think “stop the boasts” is a better slogan
August 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Think “stop the boasts” is a better slogan
Took a bus ride through Festival Edinburgh
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Top Deck Festival Edinburgh
My inner boy requires me wherever possible to take a seat upstairs on a bus. and if it is the front seat, then so much the better. The Edinburgh Festival and Fringe are coming to a close, with huge…
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August 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Took a bus ride through Festival Edinburgh
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Bookending the Notre Dame fire
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2019 to 2025 Notre Dame looks different
2019 and Notre Dame was on fire Back in 2019, I was in Paris on business. As I got back to my hotel, I noticed there was Smoke Over Paris – and went out to see the gob-smacking sight of Notre…
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August 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Bookending the Notre Dame fire
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Well I guess of the boot fits ….
Skechers to be taken private by 3G Capital in biggest footwear buyout to date
Skechers to be taken private by 3G Capital in biggest footwear buyout to date
California-based shoe brand agrees to $9.42bn deal with investment firm as it grapples with impact of US tariffs
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May 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Well I guess of the boot fits ….
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West Beach on Berneray looked fabulous today watched some porpoise in a chase
November 17, 2024 at 6:16 PM
West Beach on Berneray looked fabulous today watched some porpoise in a chase
Stunning moon and night sky in South Uist last night
November 17, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Stunning moon and night sky in South Uist last night
First time here. So a sunny view with a pint, a few days ago
August 13, 2024 at 11:03 AM
First time here. So a sunny view with a pint, a few days ago