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...
Giant Snake Invades Sussex Town!
Secret Stones are very popular. People paint a small stone and hide it within view where someone is almost definitely going to find it. Then they take it and...
Book Reviews
IAIN ROBERTSON It is that time of the year, when book sales increase and both coffee-table and readable materials assume fresh levels of relevance, writes Iain Robertson, as he...
Pursuing precepts enhances Mazda2’s credibility and integrity
IAIN ROBERTSON Mixed messages strike at us from all angles in the automotive scene, reports Iain Robertson, as he takes a deeper view of Mazda’s smallest model sold in...
Lincolnshire motor trade returns to work…with Covid-19 caution
IAIN ROBERTSON With the news that car dealerships can return to work from June 1st, Iain Robertson was keen to discover what it felt like on the frontline and...
In the pureness of Mount Athos – World Meanderings (n°86)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Greece will soon slowly reopen its doors to foreign tourists. From June 15 international flights will be able to land...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 33 Out To Sea
Wide and open, under the vast canvas of a shifting sky, the Cuckmere Haven in England’s South East epitomises the striking blend between man, nature and the subtle chiselling...
Volvo installs speed limiters in its cars but should it?
IAIN ROBERTSON Sometime Swedish, now Chinese brand, Volvo, has a long-standing and much-respected reputation for both the primary and secondary safety aspects of its motorcars but Iain Robertson feels...
Quid pro quo is a 40 years old quad pro quattro for Audi
IAIN ROBERTSON It is astonishing, explains Iain Robertson, how an invented word can become 4×4 synonymous with a German motorcar brand that also formulated a non-translatable expression, ‘Vorsprung durch...
Gareth Butterfield finds plenty to like in the mid-range Subaru Levorg
SUBARU needed to plug a gap in its UK range between the off-road biased Outback and the compact Impreza, so it brought over one of its models that’s selling...
Ten spices to travel to Istanbul in your kitchen – World Meanderings (n°85)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Champing at the bit and feeling more and more frustrated not to be able to get on a plane for...
Jaggy new Yaris Cross fails to excite like original Toyota RAV4
IAIN ROBERTSON Seeing the all-new baby SUV from Toyota reminded Iain Robertson of how much Toyota innovated with its first-ever compact and sporty crossover that not only defined a...
Leon undergoes comprehensive evolution for revitalised Seat
IAIN ROBERTSON Provided with an early opportunity to review the latest Seat Leon, Iain Robertson admits that it took a ‘double-take’ to appreciate that it is a completely new...
Karl’s Chronicles. Article 32 The Roman Five
Tunisia’s history is as rich as it is varied. A heavy necklace of Muslim dynasties that shaped the land, under the command of outside forces, or like the Fatimids...
A Trio of Cathedrals
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography. Ann Evans tells us about her home city of Coventry and its three cathedrals. Most people are aware that the City...
Virtual English Gardens
A sprinkling of England’s horticulture hotspots Dusty pink geraniums, draping wisteria, beds and borders overflowing with floral displays and packed plant pots jammed full of colour, the English...
Mumbai Memoir 126: Lockdown geography of Mumbai!
Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Its been almost 2 months since the lockdown was announced in Mumbai. Due to the restrictions...
Gareth Butterfield tests the revised Honda Civic
THERE is, believe it or not, a new version of the new version of the Honda Civic. We’re now in the 10th generation of the popular hatchback, and it...
Covid-19 and its impact on road safety
IAIN ROBERTSON While admitting that a dramatic reduction in traffic volumes should also mean that Road Traffic Incidents are similarly reduced, Iain Robertson notes that UK bicycle sales have...
Taxi Noir; Surviving the Aftermath
Indications are that a hard rain’s gonna fall this summer: recession, redundancy, and businesses going bankrupt. We’ve been here before though. The media have compared the current crisis to...
Karl’s Chronicles 31; Tunisia, Small Land, Big On Diversity
Tunisia seemed to epitomise the bargain holiday destination for all-inclusive deals, those guaranteeing, sun, sand and long lazy days working up a King Midas tan, slipping casually back and...
Suzuki celebrates the ton, although its car division is only just pensionable
IAIN ROBERTSON There are several major birthdays that the motor industry is celebrating (or may have wanted to) in 2020, of which just one is quite close to the...
Harry’s Ramblings; Bored? Look up a Ship
If you are really bored, Google in ‘shipping in the channel’. On the screen when you scroll down through the inevitable adverts is all about every ship in the...
Gareth Butterfield tests the latest version of the Honda HR-V
IT’S quite hard to pigeon-hole the Honda HR-V. On one hand it’s a small, moderately sporty hatchback with jacked-up suspension, a practical interior and Honda’s legendary reliability. Or is...
Jean Cocteau and the French Riviera, an ever-lasting love story – Meanderings through France n° 216
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric Mouren Although Jean Cocteau died 57 years ago he still is a source of inspiration for present artists and beloved by many...
Malta Diary The anecdotes of my world travels – looking back with a smile
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: What can I write about this week – beautiful skies, sands and the azure blue sea that are a...
A Stranger in America : A new day on Earth, Last days of Covid-19
The temperature is rising, the weather is getting hot. Hot weather means the outdoors. Nobody will be able to lock people inside during hot seasons. People will want to...
HOT NEWS! – Peugeot admits finally to madness under veil of COVID-19
IAIN ROBERTSON It has been an unusual symptom, recognised by neither the WHO, nor the very Chinese State that has been funding Peugeot’s efforts for the past few years,...
SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS No. 121 APRIL, 2020.
Patricia Newell-Dunkley – Photographs Reginald J. Dunkley Greetings once again from down-under where improvements are on the way, and hopefully life will keep improving. Planning holidays and looking forward...
Nausicaá, a Window to the Ocean.
Nausicaá, a Wndow to the Ocean. Ann Evans gives us a virtual look at Europe’s biggest sea life centre, Nausicaá – a window to the Ocean. As we’re...
Kent, A County Full of Surprises
The English county of Kent, known as The Garden of England, is as pretty and as charming as its name suggests. Rural Kent, with its gentle rolling hillsides, rich...
We all recognise that the UK car business has been on parlous ground for a while now but how has Covid-19 afflicted the rest of the world?
IAIN ROBERTSON Regardless of influences, whether ‘Brexit’ related, or arising from either financial, or retail confusion, suggests Iain Robertson, in some respects, the last thing needed to blight the...
Steve’s Sojourns. 12 top travel journalists unite on video to say: We love cruises
Twelve British travel writers have come together to produce a five-minute video explaining why they love cruises. The journalists, all working from home in lockdown, decided to act after...
Harry’s Ramblings Buying an Airplane
In the late 1980s I was working for the premier London funeral company in their overseas office. This meant that I was arranging repatriations to all over the world....
Gareth Butterfield takes a wild ride in one of the maddest Abarth creations yet, the 595 Essesse
I’VE always had a soft-spot for anything with an Abarth badge. The basic principle behind the Italian brand is to take a run-of-the-mill Fiat and inject it with an...
Dream trip through Moravia’s vineyards – World Meanderings (n°83)
By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Although Moravia is the smallest region of the Czech Republic it produces 96% of its wines, the remaining 4% being...
Vauxhall courts plug-in hybrid technology with enticing electrified GrandlandX
IAIN ROBERTSON Over the years, Iain Robertson admits to ‘Mickey-taking’ Vauxhall’s crossover model, mostly of its name but never in respect of the incredible sales success it has earned...
Malta Diary An enchanting timeline of history and beauty – the ten most beautiful places in the Maltese Islands – and why
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: We are now approaching the month of May. Under normal circumstances the Maltese Islands would be teeming with...
Karl’s Chronicles. Article 30 Tunisia – Defiance
With life continuing to unfold indoors, the idea of travelling feels as foreign and distant as the places we have in mind. Bail-outs and hand-outs will increase in scope...