Steve’s Sojourns; Birding in Sardinia
Birdwatching in Sardinia is becoming increasingly popular with British birders. If for northing else because of the abundance of species not able to be seen in this country and...
Amboise, Royal city and Leonardo da Vinci’s last home – Meanderings through France n° 202
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny French king François I undoubtedly is the symbol of French Renaissance and during his reign he built and transformed...
A PLACE TO STAY – ASTLEY CASTLE
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography Ann Evans discovers a unique holiday accommodation in Warwickshire It truly is a marriage of the ancient and...
Malta Diary Islands of a few kilometres by a few kilometres but the Maltese Diaspora is spread throughout world
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: The surface area size of the Maltese Islands is 261 square kilometres, a miniscule crag in...
Welsh Witterings: A Visit to Montgomery
Last weekend I decided to tear myself away from both research books and child centered activities and venture out to the pretty town of Montogomery in Mid Wales Marches. ...
THE LANTERN OF ARDEN
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography Ann Evans takes a closer look at Astley’s St Mary the Virgin Church, once known as The Lantern of Arden. ...
SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS No. 115 October, 2019.
Patricia Newell-Dunkley Photographs by Reginald J. Dunkley Website: Facebook: Patricia Newell-Dunkley Artist/Writer Google: Patricia Newell-Dunkley for all previous Snippets Greetings from down under where the weather is typically...
Ranjit Recommends: Visit Morocco
On 8th October 2019, The Amba Hotel in Marble Arch, London played host to the Moroccan Tourism Roadshow in the UK. The evening began with a drinks and...
Steve’s Soujourns: Cruising on the West Coast of Scotland
The scenery of western Scotland has got to be to be some of the finest in the world. If you are very lucky you will see it from its...
Rachel´s Wanderings in Spain – 11 – Long and Winding Road and Stunning Views of Inland Andalucia
Now it´s been over four weeks since our new estate agency office opened its doors. We finally have received the furniture ordered at the beginning of August (see article...
Harry’s Ramblings; Sussex on Fire
We have all been to bonfire displays over the years, but the county of Sussex has a strange phenomenon – Bonfire Societies. They do spread a little into neighbouring...
The Czech God of Music is dead.
The death of a beloved Czech singer Karel Gott has become one of the most discussed things in the Czech Republic in recent days. Thousands of people came to...
Environment Issues: Cruise Ship Captain takes plastic problem personally
Seeing the problems caused to oceans and beaches by plastic bottles and other flotsam and jetsam prompted Captain Antoniou Leontios, Master of the Variety Cruises vessel Panorama II, to...
“Jesuit and Franciscan Roads”, the historical marvels of Paraguay – World Meanderings (n°73)
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny This is the second part of our reportage in Paraguay and it’s the most important page of...
A Place to Stay; Aspens BnB, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells
Ann and Peter Day, the owners of Aspens, were waiting to greet us and sat us down for a welcome cup of tea. We were exhausted after a day...
Malta Diary A statutory wedding vow in days of yore by the groom to his bride – “I solemnly promise to take you to the Mnarja Festival every year”
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Over the centuries the Maltese developed the knack of corrupting foreign place names in the...
A Stranger in Vegas Public Us : Shakshuka with Za’atar
Breeze is sweeping the summer heat, it’s a good day for a café and a cigarette. It’s a good day to go public. “Public Us”, I don’t know if...
Trafalgar Square; London’s National Heritage Grade 1 Square.
Trafalgar Square; London’s National Heritage Grade 1 Square. Trafalgar Square’s history has been traced back to the Interglacial Period, as traces of cave lions, rhinoceros, straight-tusked elephants and hippopotamus...
A Hidden Gem in Warwickshire – Astley Castle
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography. Ann Evans reveals the fascinating story behind Astley Castle in Warwickshire. Like the phoenix risen from the ashes, Astley Castle has...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 9 The Fetish Market
Boar skulls, calcium white with worn teeth and small tusks, had been lined up with the same passion for precision as a greengrocer. Though they had no eyes, one...
Ranjit Recommends: Eurostar Masterclasses
For all the plethora of apps you might have on your smartphone, the month of October demands that you have the Eurostar app installed and readily clickable as...
Steve’s Sojourns; Cruising : Noble Caledonia’s new brochures.
Noble Caledonia have announced their latest brochure releases for land and cruise tours. If you are interested in a cultural river voyage for example there are details of their...
More than pork pies in Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray, or just Melton, is a small county town in the north east of the English county of Leicestershire. It lies close to the picturesque Vale of Belvoir,...
Harry’s Ramblings; Steampunk Oddities
If you Google in the word Steampunk, the definition comes up as “ a style of design and fashion that combines historical elements with anachronistic technological features inspired by science...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week. Rescuers Battle to catch Fox at 200 year old Martello Tower
RESCUE & RELEASE VIDEO: Rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) were called to help rescue a fox which had fallen into the...
Mumbai Memoir 112- Iconic Buildings of Old Mumbai
As I take my morning walks in South Mumbai, it’s a joy to pass by iconic institutions and building structure of Mumbai which still stand strong even after their...
A Place to Stay : Mallory Court, Warwickshire
Nestled in the heart of Warwickshire, Mallory Court Country House Hotel & Spa is situated just outside Royal Leamington Spa and Warwick, home to the famous Warwick Castle, as...
Paraguay, one of South America’s best kept secrets – World Meanderings (n°72)
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny Paraguay, a name that makes you dreaming, maybe a mixed dream of jungle smells, wild life and...
Malta Diary That was The Rock that was – Malta’s greatest all-time robberies from the Museum of Natural History
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: The expression I hate most – used mainly exclusively by Maltese people posting on Facebook...
Taxi Noir: Y Viva Espana
Many of us enjoyed a week or two away this summer. As ties with our European neighbours have become a bit strange with Brexit looming I was sensitive to...
Karl’s Chronicles; Article 8. Across the Volta, (well almost!)
Standing at the muddy shore of the milky brown waters of Lake Volta it became glaringly obvious, that any pretence of catching the Yapei Queen south to Akosombo was...
Steve’s Sojourns: Under sail along the Italian Coast.
Splashes of warm Mediterranean spray rose up and slapped across my face as the bow of the ship dipped into the swell. Until that point, I had been blissfully...
Fishbourne Roman Palace bigger than the Queen’s
“Now come on lads, we have to lay a new water main across this field. East peasy, type of job we’ve dug hundreds of times before, we’ll be finished...
Are Dumplings a Czech Invention? + recipe for Czech traditional houskový knedlík!
Dumpling is a cooked dish made from dough. The dough composition varies greatly according to different recipes. Dumplings can be without filling or with various filling. They can be...
Steve’s Sojourns; Cycling in Greenland
Keen cyclists looking for ultimate bragging rights can really step up a gear on Swoop-Arctic’s six-day fat biking adventure across West Greenland in the Arctic Circle. Relatively few people...
Malta Diary Were beds as we know them today first used in Malta and Egypt? Could well be! The association between Malta and beds is lengthy and varied.
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: The Maltese Islands have a history that is latent with its connections to beds, bedding...
A Place to Stay; Premier Inn, Leek
Situated in a busy little market town of Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands, this hotel features new generation bedrooms, each with an impressive 40″ flat screen TV, fresh new...
SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS No. 114 September, 2019
Patricia Newell-Dunkley Photographs by Reginald J. Dunkley Website: Facebook: Patricia Newell-Dunkley Artist/Writer Google: Patricia Newell-Dunkley for all previous Snippets Greetings from down-under where the weather is fast warming...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 7 Where The Wild Beasts Roam.
He jumped from the vehicle and pursued a trail through the undergrowth like a bloodhound on the scent of a fox. Reappearing minutes later, doused in perspiration with his...
Steve’s Sojourns; Emerald Waterways
Emerald Waterways has exclusively chartered a small-ship which has been designed to sail the Dalmatian coast from April 2020. Book one of its two insightful Dalmatian coast itineraries today...