Slower Travel - Adventures by Bus

In Slower Travel's spookiest episode yet, we encounter a poltergeist in Ian & El's bathroom, find out why Queen Victoria refused to open Manchester Town Hall, and visit the place with UK's highest density of Bullseye speedboat winners. --- Written, read and edited by ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ian Burke⁠⁠ ⁠⁠. Music by Mesita (⁠⁠ ⁠⁠http://www.mesitamusic.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠). Read the original version on ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Slow...

The Cat5 flings us through the Cheshire countryside. Our bus resembles a provincial disco, there's a saint canonised for her miracles with geese, and we're treated to some magnificent air drumming. Written, read and edited by ⁠⁠ ⁠Ian Burke⁠ ⁠⁠. Music by Mesita (⁠⁠ ⁠http://www.mesitamusic.com/⁠ ⁠⁠). Read the original version on ⁠⁠⁠ Slower Travel⁠⁠⁠ . Follow the show on ⁠⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠⁠.

It's the start of a new four-part adventure, as me and Eleanor clatter along on the 11A bus from Stockport to Altrincham. Along the way we encounter a disappointing tuna baguette, a traffic jam caused by dead pigeons, and discover the joys of industrial estates.

Is the 12X from Brighton to Eastbourne really the best bus route in the world? That depends on how much you like Godzilla-levels of snoring, freediving world champions, and yes, the closest Wimpy restaurant to the prime meridian. Written, read and edited by ⁠⁠ Ian Burke ⁠⁠. Music by Mesita (⁠⁠ http://www.mesitamusic.com/ ⁠⁠). Read the original version on ⁠⁠Slower Travel⁠⁠ . Follow the show on ⁠⁠ T...

A bonus Easter episode of Slower Travel that has nothing to do with travelling around on buses, and everything to do with escaping the evil hooves of the most terrifying horse in Penzance. Written and read by Ian Burke

A ruined lunch leads to an impromptu day out in the hills on the 350 bus from Oldham to Ashton-under-Lyne. It means we get to hear from Oldham's most barred pensioner, relive a messy encounter with a mallard in Uppermill, and discover a fish & chip van run by an Elvis impersonator. Written, read and edited (sort of) by ⁠⁠Ian Burke⁠⁠. Music by Mesita (⁠⁠mesitamusic.com⁠⁠). Read the original version...

This is the final part of our Wedding Anniversary Bus Extravaganza, where we head from Middlesbrough to Whitby on the X4. Along the way, we encounter a yodelling Elvis in Saltburn, a man innovating with a bumbag in Redcar, while in Middlesbrough, we accidentally gatecrash a fetish night. Written, read and sort of edited by ⁠Ian Burke⁠ . Music by Mesita ( ⁠mesitamusic.com⁠ ). Read the original vers...

It's Day Two of our big trip down to Whitby, and we start off on the X12 from Newcastle to Middlesbrough. Along the way we eat Durham's weirdest breakfast, meet the Victorian era's most heartless aristocrat, and go pun-spotting in Chester-le-Street. Written, read and sort of edited by Ian Burke . Music by Mesita ( mesitamusic.com ). Read the original version on Slower Travel . Follow t...

Right then, we're on the X18 from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Newcastle-upon-Tyne today. At four hours from end-to-end, this 'Coast & Castles' route is one of the longest bus journeys in the UK, but these edited highlights are a much more digestible length. Along the way we drench a cow, meet a shout-whispering waitress in Alnwick, do an appalling Australian accent in Bamburgh, and find out why Britain...

This is the first episode of the Slower Travel podcast, which, as far as I know, is the only bus travel blog-turned-podcast in the world. Imagine that! Join us as we travel on the 253 bus from the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh, to the most northerly town in England, Berwick-upon-Tweed. Along the way we'll meet bowls fans from Germany, an eponymous terror in Eyemouth, and a Minecraft power station...