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Martin Kohout

@martinkohout.bsky.social

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Then: writer, editor, cofounder of a residency for writers and artists. Now: flaneur in my native San Francisco, to which I returned in 2021 after many years elsewhere. Widower, father of three, unexpectedly found love again. Luckiest man who ever lived.

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Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 18h

Morning saunter, 10/23/25. @sonyagz123 and I are on the #tube heading for @heathrow_airport and our flight back to @flysfo. Sad to leave, but looking forward to being home #piccadillyline #goingtoheathrowairport? #londonunderground #london #england #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 1d

Post-prandial perambulation to the @nationalportraitgallery to see some old friends @janegoodalluk #charlesdarwin #seamusheaney @madnessband #nuttyboys #london #england #kohouliganstaketheuk

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 1d

Morning saunter, 10/22/25. @sonyagz123 and I rambled over to #bloomsbury to visit the fascinating @dickensmuseum, followed by a delicious lunch at the 475-year-old @theshiptavern #lastfulldayinlondon #kohouliganstaketheuk #england #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 2d

Morning saunter, 10/21/25. @sonyagz123 and I enjoyed a morning ramble through #stjamespark #hydepark #buckinghampalace #london #england #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 2d

Morning saunter, 10/21/25. @sonyagz123 and I enjoyed a morning ramble through #stjamespark #hydepark #buckinghampalace #london #england #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 3d

Morning saunter, 10/20/25. @sonyagz123 and I made the mandatory pilgrimage to @westminsterabbeylondon #poetscorner #westminster #london #recoveringenglishmajors #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 4d

Morning saunter, 10/19/25. @sonyagz123 and I met an old @williamscollege pal for the traditional #sundayroast at the @thejuggedhare #london #england #theunspeakableinpursuitoftheinedible #therewillalwaysbeanengland #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 5d

Morning saunter (delayed), 10/18/25. What a treat! @sonyagz123 and I went to a wonderful production of #twelfthnight at @the_globe with an old @williamscollege pal of hers #london #england #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 6d

A bright light went out eleven years ago today.

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 6d

Morning saunter, 10/17/25. This morning @sonyagz123 and I said a reluctant goodbye to @t.h.c.k and @captainklaw, then took an iconic #blacktaxi to our favorite #london hotel #england #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 7d

Morning saunter, 10/16/25. To the @usa_in_uk to secure an emergency #passport - mine disappeared from our hotel room in #inverness almost three weeks ago, and this was the earliest appointment I could get #london #england #kohouliganstaketheuk

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 8d

Made it to #london! This is the view from our room at the @treehousehotel @allsoulslp #langhamplace #marylebone #england #kohouliganstaketheuk

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 8d

Morning saunter, 10/15/25. Last morning in #liverpool - on the train to #london! #mygoodnessmyguinness #kohouliganstaketheuk #england #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 9d

#pubnight! @thephilharmonic #liverpool #england #kohouliganstaketheuk

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 9d

Morning saunter (bonus edition), 10/14/25. After visiting @livcathedral, @sonyagz123 and I wandered around #stjamesmount, the #lovely and #spooky cemetery/park in a former quarry beside the cathedral #liverpool #england #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 9d

Morning saunter, 10/14/25. @sonyagz123 and I visited @livcathedral, the largest religious building in #britain and the eighth largest church in the world; these photos do a poor job of conveying the size of the place #liverpoolcathedral #liverpool #england #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 10d

Morning saunter, 10/13/25. Guided @thebeatles tour: John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s childhood homes, and other key places in the band’s history: Penny Lane, Strawberry Field, the church where John and Paul first met, @cavernliverpool, et al. #liverpool #england #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 11d

Made it to #liverpool! @rbo_rbo_rbo @elizabeth.oxhout #limestreetstation #england #kohouliganstaketheuk

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 11d

At the rail station in #penrith, awaiting our train to #liverpool #england #kohouliganstaketheuk

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 11d

Morning saunter, 10/12/25. Bade a reluctant farewell to #keswick and the #lakedistrict this morning - on the bus to #penrith to catch the train to #liverpool #england #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 12d

Morning saunter, 10/11/25. @sonyagz123, @elizabeth.oxhout, @rbo_rbo_rbo, and I took the #ferry across #derwentwater to climb #catbells; our reward was magnificent views and, when we descended, an #icecreamtruck #dreamsdocometrue #keswick #lakedistrict #england #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 13d

What a day: #castleriggstonecircle, #dovecottage at @wordsworthgrasmere, @grasmeregingerbread in #grasmere, a #greatlangdale ramble, drinks at the @langdalechase on #lakewindermere - thanx to @mgoattours and our fantastic guide Gordon for the best day ever in the #lakedistrict! #kohouliganstaketheuk

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 13d

Morning saunter, 10/10/25. #moothall #marketsquare #keswick #lakedistrict #england #kohouliganstaketheuk #morningsaunter

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 14d

Evening stroll around #fitzpark #rivergreta #keswick #lakedistrict #england #kohouliganstaketheuk

Martin Kohout @martinkohout.bsky.social · 14d

Made it to #keswick! This is the view from our fourth-floor bedroom in the Eyrie, our home for the next three days @keswickcottages #lakedistrict #england #kohouliganstaketheuk