It's hard to think about Northern Ireland without thinking of the Troubles. The years of news headlines, car bombs, shootings and images of black balaclavas will haunt the city for many years to come. The Shankill Mona Lisa - no matter where you stand he's looking at you, and his gun is pointed right at you! Not ...
Ever since I came to London, I've wanted to visit the house that was home to John Keats and finally, yesterday, after seven years, I did. I've always loved the romantic poets and the Pre-Raphaelite art so many of them have inspired. I know a lot of people find the sugary sweet and ever so flowery ...
Guest blogger: Christopher Brian George Both my parents have exquisite taste, they always find the most beautiful places to travel to, far off the beaten track, the best little tavernas to eat at, the best place to buy local wares. Every time I decide to travel somewhere I always go to them for advice first. Between ...
I am aware that lately I have started sounding like a Greenwich tourism spokesperson, but it can’t be helped; Greenwich really is one of the prettiest places in London with a seemingly inexhaustible number of delightful things to do. It has a stall at the food market with the best chocolates I've ever eaten, an ever-changing and ...
Sardinia is a very popular tourist destination - you're guaranteed intense sunshine, beautiful beaches, turquoise water, excellent food and incredibly friendly people. However few people know about a little town called Bosa, which is why I like to think it's the hidden gem of Sardinia. A visit to this far flung paradise, immersed in local culture, ...
Growing up, my memories of Northumberland were inextricably tied to my grandparents' small detached house on Polwarth Drive in Gosforth. Lladró figurines, William Morris wallpaper and a confusion of Arabic and Oriental wares, brought back by my father from his many travels, cluttered the house. A subtle scent of floral perfume lingered on and there ...
Whenever I go back home to Madrid to see my family, we try to get away from the city for a day, driving up into the mountains and out into the wilds of El Cid country. On this occasion we decided to go to Peñafiel, situated in the famous Ribera del Duero wine valley which ...
Tumbleweeding through life. Listening to stories, writing tales and chasing after horses.
'I could tell you my adventures - beginning with this morning, but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then' - Alice (Lewis Carroll)
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