This week, I took Nevis to High Wycombe and walked to Beaconsfield, just because this is the area where Terry Pratchett lived most of his life, and Discworld was basically how I survived secondary school.
I only took a photo of the sold sign because Tim Russ is also the name of the actor who played Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager. So, you know, it amused me.
Anyway, the footpath around the tractor graveyard is called Sniggs Alley, which in Discworld is a street in Ankh-Morpork. I believe it may be the only location in Discworld named directly after a real place.
After crossing some countryside I stopped for an ale at, well, probably in fact one of several pubs that claims to be the oldest in Britain. But just down the road from it is Forty Green where Sir Terry grew up. Then I finished the day out by heading to the nearest library. I don't know if this is the library Sir Terry frequented when he was young, but you can see his name on the mural outside.
