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One of Manchester's tram lines. That man overtook me a little while ago. Now it looks like he's having to fix a problem with his bik... Going under one of the junctions of the M60. Now this is how you do a diversion! Stoke-on-Trent could learn from this. The bright pink signs were... The River Mersey. In a park. Ah, this is what I need. It's hot today. I'm back on canals again. This is the Bridgewater canal which, confusingly, isn't the canal which br... A marina. More of the canal. The Trafford Centre. Oh, I recognise this hotel. I stayed here on New Year's Eve once. That was one of only two times I'v... The Manchester Ship Canal. A view from a traffic jam of Barton Swing Aqueduct, a swing bridge which carries a normal narrowboat... You never know what you're going to get with towpaths. This is more like it: the old railway line from Monton to Walkden. Going through a pipe. A junction of two old railways. I was sitting here on a bench eating some sweets when I suddenly heard the sound of twigs and such l... Cows at a water hole. Oh look, a palm tree! It's been 10 years and a day since ... That seems like a good enough parking space. When I realised that it was the 10th anniversary of my previous visit to Bolton I decided that I had... Last time I had one of the rooms along there. I'm normally not a fan of signs like this trying to be clever and using phrases which tourists are u... The bottles of shampoo, conditioner and shower gel were stuck to the wall with sticky pads. One fell... While I have this unusual background, I'll record ... In the stadium. In the stadium. After editing my photographs and my prime number video, it's too late to get dinner in the stadium. ... The Toughsheet Stadium by night. The Moon is out. Mowing the pitch, ready for this evening's match against Sheffield. I got through. Here's a view of Winter Hill in the daytime. The other hill, which is visible to the left of the big...