https://stevedrice.net/ 2026-06-13T11:11:00+00:00 https://stevedrice.net/ https://stevedrice.net/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2026-05-31T14:24:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/reviews/events/wales/233 Review of 'The Hay Festival 2026' <https://www.hayfestival.com/hay-on-wye/home> This year we visited the Hay Festival only on the first weekend. There were lots of other events we would have liked to attend but logistics are tricky with driving required, and a 3 hour trip for us. Logistics are always tricky with our staying at a Premier Inn hotel in the text/html 2026-05-31T13:26:04+00:00 steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/wales/hayonwye Hay-on-Wye The small town of Hay-on-Wye (or, simply Hay) is known for it's annual (book) Hay Festival in late May that regularly attracts top authors but the city itself is worth a visit for it's numerous independent book stores and cafes, it's small town market and the beautiful scenery. text/html 2026-05-31T12:50:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/reviews/restaurants/england/shropshire/505 Review of 'Old Hall Restaurant' While travelling down to Hay-On-Wye for the annual “Hay Festival”, late on a Friday night, we were looking for somewhere to eat but there are not a lot to choose from, mostly pubs, fast food outlets (even these are few and far between), takeaways, and petrol stations. We really wanted to eat in as I am not a big fan of eating in the car when I am trying to drive. So, as we left Shrewsbury behind heading south on the A49 on our way to Hereford, we spotted an … text/html 2026-05-31T12:09:34+00:00 steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/reviews/restaurants/england/sidebar * ENGLAND Cities * Birmingham * Leeds * Liverpool * London * Manchester Towns * Bray * Brighton * Bristol * Cambridge * Exeter * Southend-on-Sea Counties/Areas * Cheshire * Cornwall * Cumbria * Derbyshire * Dorset * Herefordshire * Isle of Wight * Merseyside * North Yorkshire * Shropshire * Staffordshire * West Yorkshire text/html 2026-05-31T12:09:03+00:00 steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/reviews/restaurants/england/shropshire/introduction Shropshire Shropshire is an English county straddling Wales, to the east of Birmingham that, surprisingly, has a few interesting places to eat... Latest Reviews text/html 2026-05-31T12:03:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/reviews/film/sf/867 Review of 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' One of the reasons we subscribed to Disney+ was to see some of the amazing Star Wars content they offered including “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, “Andor”, “The Mandalorian”, and, more recently, text/html 2026-05-19T18:21:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/reviews/books/classic/179 Review of 'War and Peace' War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy The one thing that seems to be notable about this book is it's size though in literary circles it is admired on it's obvious merits. An epic story of the advance of Napoleon to Moscow in the war of 1812 the book follows a number of individuals in how the army's advance effects them all. Interspersed amongst the later part of the story Tolstoy introduces the periodic political chapter (the last chapter, the Second Epilogue, in particul… text/html 2026-05-19T18:19:40+00:00 steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/na/usa/texas/journal/page5 Thursday, August 28th, 1997 - San Antonio, Texas 55th World Science Fiction Convention : LoneStarCon II - Day 1 It was a particularly social day today, met lots of people and listened to lots of interesting information. The owner of the motel fulfilled his promise and drove myself and a fellow convention member to the convention center this morning. He is from Ohio and was commenting about the various conventions he has been to. text/html 2026-05-19T18:15:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/reviews/books/autobiography/662 Review of 'Tolstoy' Tolstoy by Henri Troyat When you say the word “Tolstoy” most people's thoughts will immediately turn to his most famous work “War and Peace”. Likely they will know of it for one thing: It is very long. This is certainly true (see my review text/html 2026-05-17T12:21:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/reviews/events/england/232 Review of 'Whitchurch Food & Drink Festival' <https://whitchurchtowncouncil.gov.uk/foodanddrink26/> This year saw the return of the one day “Whitchurch Food & Drink Festival” to the small Shropshire town of Whitchurch, about 20 minutes southwest of Nantwich and 35 minutes north of Shrewsbury, England. [Stalls] The festival was free to attend with the main section having security guards checking bags before entry. Parking was a bit tricky with the small car park for the park only holding … text/html 2026-05-17T11:37:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/reviews/film/animation/866 Review of 'The Garfield Movie' Not to be confused with the live action 2004 film “Garfield: The Movie”, “The Garfield Movie” is a more recent animation-only story of the lasagne-loving comic sedentary orange tabby cat Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt) who lives with his long-suffering (silent) friend, beagle dog Odie ( text/html 2026-05-17T11:05:32+00:00 steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) https://stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/coventry/introduction Coventry [Coventry Town Centre] Coventry is a small, thriving city with an easy to navigate city centre that is largely pedestrianised with an interesting mixture of modern concrete and medieval wood structures. The winding roads and lanes make for an interesting stroll with many small chain and local restaurants to choose from. It is located in the west midlands, a short distance south east of