Category Archives: Basil’s Blog

This is the blog of Basil the bear.

Where’s Basil? The gardens in the Barbican, London – Brown Bear’s Big Day Out

Basil in the Barbican gardens, London

Basil visits the gardens in the Barbican, London. It’s a nice garden and a good place for a bear to relax. Brown Bear’s Big Day Out is a story about a bear in a zoo that puts on a disguise so that he can escape and visit a funfair called Dizzyland. It’s about looking at […]

Where’s Basil? – On the waterfront, Morges, Switzerland

Basil’s in Switzerland on the well kept waterfront of Morges on Lac Leman. Brown Bear’s Big Day Out is a story about a bear in a zoo that puts on a disguise so that he can escape and visit a funfair called Dizzyland. It’s about looking at people in depth and not being afraid because […]

Where’s Basil? – The sculpture of The Last Romantic, Mihai Eminescu, Vevey, Switzerland – Brown Bear’s Big Day Out

Basil’s in Switzerland visiting the sculpture of the Last Romantic, Mihai Eminescu. Brown Bear’s Big Day Out is a story about a bear in a zoo that puts on a disguise so that he can escape and visit a funfair called Dizzyland. It’s about looking at people in depth and not being afraid because they […]

Basil Visits Hastings – Sunday 24th June

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Hello everyone, I thought I would tell you about an exciting day out that I had on Sunday at the seaside in a town called Hastings. For those of you who don’t know it is a small town that resides on the south coast of England. It was a lovely day but the town and […]

Basil promotes the launch of his new A4 colouring in book

It was a beautiful Sunday last week, the 20th of May. A glorious day to be in the wonderful Hyde Park in London on a warm summer’s day. Here’s a photo of me promoting my new book, “Brown Bear’s Big Day Out”. This version is a story and colouring book in the large A4 format. […]

Basil visits the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

I really can recommend the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre as a great day out for all the family. There is so much there that it will keep you busy all day. I enjoyed my visit and would like to go back. On the day that we visited the centre there was also a meeting of one […]

Taking a break at the N Seoul Tower

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I remember the day. It was the 14th of October 2017 and we had walked up to the Namsam Seoul Tower. It was a very warm day and as you can see the sky was clear blue so we had good views of the city from this point. It is a place where many people […]

The Eiffel Tower – Always good to return to

I was very lucky at the end of March this year to return to Paris. You cannot visit this wonderful city without going to the very impressive Eiffel Tower. It was a fairly nice Spring day but unfortunately the sky wasn’t blue on this occasion. I hope that it will be the next time.

Visit to Liege – August 2017

I was very fortunate in 2017 to visit the Belgium city of Liege. It doesn’t have the feel of a city, more like a large town. It was quite peaceful and quiet. I was able to see many things. We stayed in a lovely little hotel run by some very friendly people, it is called […]