Highlights of Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city in Kenya, and one-time capital of British East Africa. It is a vibrant, friendly city with some great attractions for travellers, but sadly […]
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Debbie Smyth
Travel advice – security
If you have any concerns about security in your chosen travel destination, your first point of call should be the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website. Enter your chosen country and full […]
Melancholy Moscow
I have just returned from a brief trip to Moscow (October 2012). The weather there was bitterly cold, something it happened to share with China which was having its first […]
Caroline: a Mystery – by Cornelius Medvei
A short, whimsical and engrossing giant of a novel. It is […]
Daunt Books – the perfect London travel bookstore
Daunt Books on Marylebone High Street forms a regular part […]
Christmas Windows 2012
If you wander around central London in the late afternoon or evening, you’ll be left in no doubt that this is the Holiday season. The Marmite lights on Oxford Street might not be […]
Word of the Week: Weather
Weathered rocks: doesn’t sound very exciting, but that’s what makes the Grand Canyon and the red rocks around Sedona so spectacular: . . . Join the weather challenge at http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/01/19/a-word-a-week-photo-challenge-weather/ .
Up High in Catalonia
In Catalonia, they love building castles. Human ones. This is particularly popular at festival time. Go to any Catalonian town’s festival amd there’ll be a passionately fought competition between the […]
Up
I had a few minutes to spare this week in London. It was a sunny yet bitterly cold day, but after a succession of dull and dreary ones I decided to make […]
Beyond the Obvious
This certainly makes you look beyond: The girl is real. The rest, however, is a trompe l’oeil painted on a plain, flat wall! . Posted as part of the Weekly […]
Travel with Intent 