Nefertari’s tomb, a tribute to love – World Meanderings (n°109)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Queen Nefertari died 3,275 years ago and after all these years she still is a model of feminine beauty. Her...
Malta Diary Ggantija Neolithic Temples – built by a giantess who devoured broad beans and honey?
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: I have heard some strange stories in my life – but this has to be one of the strangest!...
MALTA DIARY: In the darkness of night, the mists of time – mysterious old wives’ tales that people swallowed
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: Some well-known fairy tales dated pre-history and were subsequently and diligently handed down from one generation to another...
Trondelag, Mid-Norway
The Norwegians have a saying, There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing! Trondelag is in Central Norway, stretching up to the Swedish border. It’s known as...
Karl’s Chronicles. Great Zimbabwe – Empire Circular
Viewed today as the largest stone structure south of the Sahara, the Shona built kingdom of Great Zimbabwe lasted for four centuries. Built with the wealth acquired from...
Centro De Portugal
It’s amazing in this day and age that there are still virtually undiscovered areas in Europe. I visited Centro de Portugal a few years ago, but it will still...
Jane remembers…… Cosy & Warm In The Cotswolds House Hotel & Spa
One year on and the world seems a different place. Masks, hand gel and social distancing have become part of our everyday life yet the warm welcome from a...
Iconic Château du Clos de Vougeot publishes a unique cook- book – Coffee Table Book Review n° 5
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny “At the Château du Clos de Vougeot: Bon appétit et large soif “ is the complete and pretty long title of...
Malta Diary A lengthy Jewish legacy going back 3,500 years
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: There is a Maltese language expression that states “Rabti u Zebbugi jaghmlu Lhudi” which means “if you cross a...
Jane Remembers.. Wrapped up in the Cotswolds House Hotel & Spa
It’s a cold January weekend and I’m wrapped up in a warm woollen coat. Quite fitting really as I’m in the heart of the Cotswolds, once a rich trading...
Frederic & Annick’s Favourite Article of the Year. Athens looks towards modern art – World Meanderings (n°96)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Athens is not all about Antiquity. The proof is in the recent opening of the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation,...
Ann Mealor’s Favourite Article of 2020. Chill out on Gasparilla
Gasparilla Island, one of a string of barrier islands along the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida, is located between Fort Myers and Tampa. The island is named after the...
THE MAD MUSEUM. Ann’s Favourite Article of 2020.
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography Ann Evans introduces us to a museum that runs like clockwork – Stratford upon Avon’s MAD Museum. If you or...
Ranjit’s Favourite Article of 2020. Ranjit Recommends; Tenerife For Covid-19 Compliance
The UK FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) decided to relax travel restrictions to/from the Canary Islands on 03-July-2020. Consequently, this presented the opportunity to experience Covid-19 tourism abroad, and...
Lyn’s Favourite Article of 2020. Travelling Round Tenerife; The Truth, Warts & All! Part 5. Loro Parque
In 1495 the Spanish landed at Santa Cruz, La Laguna and the island was deserted. At the bottom of a ravine at La Matanza, the Guanchos, the natives of...
Discover the Best kept Secrets of the UK countryside
If anyone should know about country walks, it’s Clarkes Shoes who have been researching the secret gems of our countryside and coastal paths. Ann Evans has the details. ...
Clearwater Beach, Gulf of Mexico, Florida
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Clearwater Beach, and had visions of it being a rather tired and worn-out seaside town. However, despite the drizzling rain and...
Malta Diary The island of Comino – small but with a history during various eras Last week it had a population of three but sadly now down to two
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: The Maltese Archipelago, probably one of the smallest in the world, consists of five islands, Malta, Gozo, Comino, Filfla and St Paul’s...
Taxi Noir: Five Fabulous London Pubs
Last time I listed five great British pubs. This time out I’ll talk about five of my favourite London pubs. I could probably list a hundred; so as...
Harry’s Ramblings Paris in 1957
by Harry Pope My mum won £150 on the football pools in 1957, so treated the family to a week’s holiday in Paris. She was so proud when she...
Mumbai Memoir- Mumbai’s Cultural Jewel-The Royal Opera House.
With the pandemic conditions still around, one needs immense motivation to sail through these trying times. One way to keep up the spirit is to focus on positive memories...
Malta Diary Good urban planning – or a subterfuge for spirits, humanoids and secret sects? Maybe it was just plain commonsense?
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: The island of Malta is riddled with underground tunnels and the two islands of Malta and Gozo abound with caves,...
London Mural Festival now open for all to enjoy
Artists have been brightening the streets of London, Ann Evans has the details. Londoners and visitors to the Capital can brighten up their journeys by keeping an eye...
Eastbourne’s Sad Seafront
by Harry Pope First, a bit of basic history. The area was unwanted until the early 1850s, when the railway came to the town. It is between Hastings...
“Bid for the Louvre”, an online auction to help the Parisian museum – Meanderings through France n° 224
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny From 1st to 15th December the Louvre and Christie’s in collaboration with the French auction house Drouot organise an exceptional auction....
Malta Diary A history of plagues and epidemics over many decades – restrictions are endemic in the DNA of the people of the Maltese Islands
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: Yep, Christmas is coming and we should be hearing the tinkling of bells and the rustling of holly and ivy –...
A place to stay: the JW Marriott Miami
Situated in Miami’s swish financial district, the JW Marriott Miami is the ‘grand dame’ of hotels being the first to open in this area. Due to its city location,...
Taxi Noir: A Handful of Great British Pubs
Great Britain is full of terrific pubs, and I’ve listed a mere five quintessentially British pubs that I hope to get to visit when the war is over. The...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 52 Benchmark
Two steps up through an open painted door lead one into a garage that has long been overtaken, like the ivy spreading across the outer walls, by the...
The Incredible Gardens at Cliveden
Photos: Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography If you are travelling to Buckinghamshire Ann Evans suggests you take time to visit Cliveden Gardens. There’s so much to say about...
Enjoy the Costa del Sol at its best at “Ikos Andalusia”- World Meanderings (n°104)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Although we all have to grin and bear a sad and depressing autumn nothing says we can’t dream of our next...
Malta Diary Which country has the largest concentration of windmills in the world?
“Granite jaws that look down on fields of grain and devour them!” ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: In his poem ‘The Windmill’, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote: “Behold! a giant am I!...
Taxi Noir: The Fifteen-Minute Village
Some folk are floating the concept of the “15-minute village”. With travel demonised, there’s growing support for people to stay at home and travel no further than fifteen minutes’...
Coventry Remembers – 80 Years on
Ann Evans’ home city of Coventry commemorates a very important – yet terrible time in the City’s history, 14th November 1940 – The Coventry Blitz. It has been...
Malta Diary Touches of sanity in today’s eyesore concrete jungle -archaeological sites and buildings now Scheduled and cannot be destroyed or altered in any way
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: I have written it before and repeat, if my great grandparents and grandparents were to be resurrected today and placed anywhere in...
Harry’s Ramblings; Eastbourne Bombing in WW2
by Harry Pope 11,475 houses in Eastbourne during WW2 had some kind of damage from German bombing. This is from a town that had a population in 1939 of...
Karl’s Chronicles. Article 50 Marrakesh – The Maze of Shadows
Pummelled and bruised like a failed fighter, the glum wasp-yellow taxi coughed its way down Rue Mohamed V. The broad artery named after the first King at Independence from...
Taxi Noir: Behind the Silk Curtain
It’s fair to say that food plays a central role in my life. My working day is planned around meal times, and when I’m not working, I’m either eating...
Karl’s Chronicles. Article 49 Morocco – High & Grounded
Need to see the layout of the world then grab an Atlas, but wish to be on top of the world then head for the Atlas range, one of...
Harry’s Ramblings Seafront Refreshment
by Harry Pope Eastbourne’s seafront is unique in the whole of the UK. Why? Because no commercial outlets are allowed on the seafront, due to it being owned since...