May 5, 1821: Napoleon dies, the legend can begin – World meanderings n°119
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Two hundred years ago May 5, 1821 at 5:49 pm (local time), Napoleon died and once again hit the...
The British Motor Museum is ‘Good to Go!’
The BMM at Gaydon is all set to reopen its doors on 17 May. Ann Evans has the details. The British Motor Museum is all...
Rachel’s Wanderings – Route of Castles and Battles in Jaén
There are many castles and fortifications all across the region of Andalucía, often not much more than stumps of ancient watchtowers. It can be hard to imagine life back...
Updated List of our Talented Writers’ Publications – great reads for everyone!
Here is the latest list from our writers. The B-C-ing-U! Writers are many-talented. A lot of them are published authors, so why not take a look at what...
Malta Diary Farewell old friend
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: Malta’s older generations went into solemn mourning with the announcement of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh,...
Showtime at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon.
The British Motor Museum is gearing up to run a full schedule of motoring shows and events this year. Ann Evans has the details. Following the Government’s...
Malta Diary Beautiful and priceless – Malta and its Gobelin Tapestries
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: Some five years ago a leading economic consultant pronounced that if all else fails in the Maltese economy...
North Yorkshire Moors Railway is on Track for a Full Recovery
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has received a £296,000 Capital Kickstart Fund Award from first round of Culture Recovery Fund. Ann Evans has the details. North Yorkshire...
Malta’s Mgarr War Shelter. A thought-provoking experience.
Il-Barri, meaning The Bull, was a regular restaurant for us when we used to go to Malta, says Lyn Funnell. I knew that underneath it was a WW2 shelter...
British Motor Museum wins prestigious award
It’s another award for the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Ann Evans has the details. The British Motor Museum has won a prestigious Royal Automobile...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 59 Leptis Magna, Libya
In this article Karl Beeney reflects back on a late January day in Libya in 2011. Having moved on from Tripoli, the buffered vintage Mercedes rolls past the...
FORGE MILL NEEDLE MUSEUM
Photos courtesy of Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography As we optimistically look forward to days out during 2021, Ann Evans suggests you add Forge Mill in Redditch to your...
Paris, the French capital, is situated on the river Seine in the northern part of the country.
One of the world’s wonderful avenues in one of its great cities By Ann Mealor One of the world’s most stunning cities, it welcomes over 17 million foreign visitors...
The walled city of Chellah, Morocco
On the edge of the Moroccan capital of Rabat stands the walled city of Chellah. One of the first signs of human occupation in Morocco, it was started by...
Malta Diary The Dwejra Azure Window is gone but there are other natural attractions around Malta and Gozo
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: Dwejra is a fascinating little spot in the north west of Gozo, just north of the little village of...
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!...
Rob’s Favourite Article of 2020. A Rather Unusual Telephone Box
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography It sounds bizarre but Ann Evans went along to Stratford-upon-Avon to see the unveiling of a telephone box! The work of...
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,...
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...
“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....
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...
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...
Malta Diary Valletta’s St John’s Co-Cathedral – one of the most renowned and beautiful in the world
Baroque art and history at its best ALBERT FENECH e/mail: salina46af@gmail,com Facebook: There were two aspects to the Knight Hospitaliers of the Order of St John of Jerusalem;...
Karl’s Chronicles. Cairo Curiosities – Ten To Explore
Touchdown in Cairo and the immediate effect can be overwhelming at best. The city never seems to end, an ancient forest of concrete apartment blocks whose heat-weary occupants, watch...
MALTA DIARY: TripAdvisor awards high certificate to four Malta military sites – added to a number of previous recognition awards
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: Last year a number of major sites in Malta and Gozo all received a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor...
Have a MAD Weekend!
Photos courtesy of Rob Tysall and the MAD Museum. Ann Evans shares the great news that Stratford-upon-Avon’s award-winning MAD Museum is once again open to the public. The...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 45 Titian: Love, Desire, Death.
Centring around Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid, Titian, under commission from Prince Philip of Spain, created a set of paintings based on classical myths, developed between 1551...
CALLING ALL PETROL HEADS!
Here’s an opportunity to get out to a real live event – the Gaydon Gatherings. Ann Evans has the details. The British Motor Museum is delighted to announce...
Karl’s Chronicles; Ethiopia – 10 Defining Experiences
All manner of changes came into effect at the border. Not just a change in bureaucratic procedures or a shift from Arabic to Amharic, or even the usual follies...
Travelling Round Tenerife; The Truth, Warts & All! Part 4.
We left our hotel at 9am. It wasn’t too hot yet. Earlier, we had breakfast. There are no condiments on the tables any more. I asked for salt &...
Malta Diary: What links “Calypso” to Jacques Cousteau … to Malta and Gozo?
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: As a young boy many were the days I spent in front of our television, huddled in an armchair, enveloped...
HeyHeyUp! Bilko’s Back – Bigger and Better!
Photos courtesy of Rob Tysall and Steve Everett. Ann Evans reports that Coventry’s Sgt. Bilko Vintage Emporium and Phil Silvers Archival Museum are back in business. Like...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 38 Temples In Ten – Part II
A temple twisting like a helter-skelter while another takes you from debauchery to nirvana in five levels. The concept of religion, with its duties and rituals, has manifested some...
The British Motor Museum Reopens!
Ann Evans reports on more good news with the British Motor Museum’s phased reopening. The British Motor Museum at Gaydon, Warwickshire is delighted to announce that it has...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 37 Temples in Ten – Part 1
Religion has always played a monumental part in shaping humanity, civilizations, politics, culture, dress and behaviour. In fact, it filters down through all levels of functioning society regardless...
Karl’s Chronicals. Article 36 Down and Out.
“The Downs .. too much for one pair of eyes, enough to float a whole population in happiness, if only they would look.” -Virginia Woolf diaries. Rich in history...
East Anglian adventures in North Norfolk
By Ann Mealor Norfolk is an eastern English county in an area historically known as East Anglia. The cathedral city of Norwich is the county town and the...
SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS NO. 122 May, 2020
Patricia Newell-Dunkley – Photographs by Reginald Greetings from down under where conditions are improving slowly, day by day. We have had some good rain which is helping the...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 33 The Pyramid Game
The last of the great seven wonders, an exclusive club of architectural might and splendour on a pre-biblical scale. Time and natural calamities have brought the others to their...
MALTA DIARY: Elaborate and extensive catacombs in Malta and a Punic tomb recently discovered probably dating back to 500 BC
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: The Carthaginians ruled Malta before they were ousted by the Romans in about 250 BC...