THANKS for popping in! The Paul Cole Writes blog is five years old today and I’m still having a ball, bringing you news and reviews, tips and trivia related to the things I love in life.

It started as a travel blog in the depths of Covid lockdown when few of us could venture much further than our own doorstep, or risk a welcome, if socially distanced, stroll in the park.

Since then it’s widened in scope to include music, books and entertainment alongside my travels, and I’ve noticed that the posts you seem to enjoy most are those where they intersect.

You’ve now visited from more than 200 countries!

Here, in time-honoured reverse order, are the ten posts that you’ve visited most since we first met back in October 2020. Thanks for your support, and I look forward to keeping in touch!

10. EGYPTIAN ENIGMA

The enigmatic Egyptian landmarks you’ll never find

9. TRAVEL TEASER

Explordle game does for travel what Wordle does for vocabulary

8. A PEAKY BLINDER

Peaky Blinders stars in huge new Birmingham street art installation

7. REALITY STARS

Real-life passengers star in new P&O cruise TV ads

6. LICENCE TO THRILL

Inside the amazing 007 No Time To Die cave hotel

5. THERE AND BACK AGAIN

Lord of the Rings hero Treebeard alive and well on Cannock Chase

4. A ROARING SUCCESS

Climbing the 1,200 steps to the top of Sri Lanka’s Lion Rock

3. VIRTUAL REALITY

Closure of tour streamer Heygo ‘incredibly sad’ says founder

2. GIVE HIM A HAND

The real-life giant hidden in the Welsh woods

1. KNIGHT TO REMEMBER

Batman: the real-life pit from which the Dark Knight rises

See you soon!