Karl’s Chronicles Article 18 Benin: Four of a Kind. Part I
The Four of a Kind is a two-part article that centres on four different projects in Benin that promote tours and programs that benefit both tourists and local communities...
My grandmother’s grandmother
by Harry Pope My grandmother was born in south London in 1891. She wrote these words as family history when she was 74, which I transcribed onto my computer....
Steve’s Sojourn’s : Allier France
Cradle of the Bourbon dynasty the department of Allier, in the Massif Central in the most northerly part of the Auvergne, is famous for its landscapes. Its also has...
Nimes boasts its Roman heritage – Meanderings through France n° 207
By Frédéric de Poligny & Annick Dournes Nimes is a French southern town created in ancient times by the Roman invaders. At only a few miles away from...
Malta Diary Malta and Gozo – islands packed with ancient treasures
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Malta and Gozo comprise one of the smallest island groups in the world. However,...
Welsh Witterings: Veganuary
Traditionally January was known as the month of the sales, but now it seems the sales are all on before all the presents are placed under the Christmas tree....
Karl’s Chronicles Article 17 Benin -Twelve Kings
A column of grey gunpowder was discharged into the air like the venomous spit of a cobra, but where the defensive attributes of a serpent came silent and cunning,...
Steve’s Sojourns : Victoria Capital of the Seychelles
The Seychelles are thought of by many as the ultimate all year round paradise holiday destination and rightly so. However, they are not as expensive to get to and...
Walking in the foot path of Salvador Dali, the Spanish Master of Surrealism – World Meanderings (n°77)
By Frederic de Poligny What could be the future of Catalonia, Cadaquès, Figueras and Putbol will forever stay as the Salvador Dali’s country. These three places are...
Motor Shows Galore at Gaydon
Photos courtesy of Rob Tysall and the British Motor Museum If the motoring enthusiast of the family is planning ahead, Ann Evans has a host of events not to...
My Favourite Article. Recollections of Childhood
by Patricia Dunkley Here is my Favourite Article of all time! The happiest memory I have of childhood was being a flower girl for my sister Peggy when she got...
Jane’s Favourite Article of 2019. Minis, Marvelettes & Mary Quant
My Favourite 2019 Article. An exhibition to honour sustainable fashion Hot-pants and minis, panty hose and PVC… this was the swinging sixties and the age of Mary Quant when...
Sad Seaside Victorian Hotel
by Harry Pope You may have read or seen on media outlets about the Claremont Hotel in Eastbourne on the south coast. It suffered a major fire mid-November 2019,...
Annick’s Favourite of 2019. Winter white paradise in Saint-Gervais – Meanderings through France n° 173
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny After going down in history during the glorious times of the Mont-Blanc’s conquest, Saint-Gervais is today a trendy ski resort....
Darting about in Devon
Devon is an English county located in the UK’s South West. Within the county, the River Dart is one of the country’s majestic waterways. It starts with the coming...
Malta Diary If the sun shines too much outside, block it out – but deploy floor and wall tiles to bring the colour in!
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Artistic craftsmanship has been slowly but surely dwindling and disappearing throughout the Maltese Islands, previously...
Seren’s Favourite Article of the Year. Welsh Witterings: It Takes the Biscuit!
There is nothing better than a hot drink and a lovely biscuit. A good cuppa deserves a good biscuit, but therein lies a problem, finding a good biscuit is...
Rachel’s Wanderings in Spain What a Busy Year Since My Introduction in April – Me and ‘my’ bit of Spain
I’m very happy to be joining this eclectic group of rambling writers from all around the world. I’m in Spain, but let me start at the beginning and introduce...
Katerina’s Favourite Article of 2019 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...
Frederic’s FAvourite. A visit to Äland, the last ‘Treasure’s Island” – World Meanderings (n°76)
By Frederic de Poligny Lying right in the middle of the Baltic Sea, Äland is the main island of an archipelago of the same name, which consists...
Lyn’s Favourite Article of 2019. Trafalgar Square; London’s National Heritage Grade 1 Square.
I love exploring in London. I choose an area, then I just walk. This is my article about Trafalgar Square and the area around it from earlier this year....
Albert’s Favourite Malta Diary How did they die and why were they interred there? The mystery of the bones in St Gregory’s Chapel
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: On 12th March, 1969, fifty years ago, work was being carried out on the transept...
Welsh Witterings: Christmas Eve Traditions
It’s finally Christmas Eve, and hopefully you can now breathe a sigh of relief as you’ve made it through all the hustle and bustle of the build up to...
A Stranger in Vegas It’s Christmas !
It’s Christmas time. In few days, gifts and presents will be opened, parties and celebrations will start. Las Vegas itself is always on the party mode, unlike its people...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 16 Long Walk to No Freedom
Ouidah, a small town on Benin’s south coast is synonymous with two powerful entities: one- slavery confined to the crumbling architecture of European Empires and the four-kilometre route from...
Rob’s Favourite Article. Rugby Football takes top spot
Photographer Rob Tysall has faced some photographic challenges over the years but his favourite article for 2019 here in B-C-ing-U is all about Rugby Football As a...
How to Build a Victorian Theatre
by Harry Pope. The letter started Dear Mr. Phipps, We are a group of Eastbourne businessmen, and wish to attract visitors to our lovely resort town by providing them...
My Favourite Mumbai Memoir- In search of freshness, greenery & Duke’s Nose!
The arrival of monsoon in Mumbai is a huge relief from the heat & humidity that is experienced during the summers. Every Mumbai’kar wishes to embrace Mother Nature when...
Steve’s Sojourns: Birding on St Kilda
The uninhabited Island of St Kilda lies some 41 miles off North Uist in the Western Isles and with over a million birds it is the most important seabird...
Christmas’ Magic in French iconic chateaux, part three: Chambord Château – Meanderings through France n° 206
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny Welcome back again to French chateaux festivities! This year for Christmas time we invite you in three different wonderful French chateaux,...
Malta Diary Were space aliens present in Malta – are elongated skulls the proof?
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Malta overflows with myths and mysteries. One theory is that Malta was the ‘nerve control centre’...
Christmas’ Magic in French iconic chateaux, part two: Château de Cheverny – Meanderings through France n° 205
By Annick Dournes & Frederic de Poligny Welcome back to French chateaux’ festivities! This year for Christmas time we invite you in three different wonderful French chateaux, Vaux-le-Vicomte,...
Malta Diary Malta at war – a history of insurgence, upheaval, sieges, and military battlefields – in museums
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: As you may have been reading/seeing/hearing in the hyped-up international and local media over the last two weeks, Malta...
Welsh Witterings: Advent Calendars
There was a time when one of the first signs of Christmas in a British home was the unveiling of the children’s Advent calendar. The calendars were simple, but...
Karl’s Chronicles. Article 15 Benin – Grand Popo
With Togo behind me, the coastal road continued flowing like one of Africa’s great rivers, staying close to the Atlantic after turning southeast from The Ivory Coast and Ghanaian...
The Fashion Icon On Two Wheels
Imagine chasing the clouds, passing meadows beckoning hearty Sunday walks, cows staring from their lazy stances, squirrels dodging your path and country pubs tempting yet another cappuccino. All this...
Harry’s Ramblings; I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside
A Monday stroll in November by the seaside is a wonderfully invigorating exercise. Not too many people about, the main body of tourists are long gone home, back to...
Latest List of our Talented Writers’ Publications – great reads for everyone!
The B-C-ing-U! Writers are many-talented. A lot of them are published authors, so why not take a look at what they have for sale? You can purchase a...
Steve’s Sojourns; The Holy Island of Lindisfarne
The lazy wind, so called as it cuts right through you rather than go around you, whips up the sand into the windscreen as we sit patiently waiting for...
A Place to Stay; The Chequers Inn, Maresfield.
The Chequers Inn, in East Sussex, is an old Coaching Inn dating back to the 1400s. See my article It’s full of character and it’s a very popular...