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Art, History & Culture

-Manchester

Pink Graffiti

Manchester’s Northern Quarter has plenty of spectacular graffiti, though a lot of it is hidden during the day because it is on raised shop shutters.  I was there on August […]
Pink Graffiti

-Japan

Daimonji Festival

It always makes a trip more special for me when I’m able to participate in or spectate at a festival or local event, be it a cultural or sporting. A […]

-Naples and area

M is for… Mosaic

Mosaic ornamentation was widely used in the decoration of houses in Pompeii. One of highlights is the large mosaic of Alexander at the Battle of Issus, from the House of […]

California

Nature Mural

This tiled nature mural in Laguna Beach, California is enhanced by the living nature that surrounds it. Linked to Monday Mural and White Rabbit Blog Hop: Pink. The White Rabbit […]

-London

Talented Statue

The London Streets are full of street performers with talent, from artists to zoological balloon crafters. Trafalgar Square always boasts a good selection of this talent, including living statues.  I thought […]

-Arizona

Aiming for the Mark

Heloise Crista’s bronze sculpture “Aiming for the Mark” graces the grounds of Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona.   Note the use of the word “aim” in the title of this […]

-London

Fresh in Shoreditch

Shoreditch is a fun, vibrant place.  “Fresh in Town” is likely not the way you’d describe yourself after a night at its clubs, bars and comedy venues. But don’t let […]

-London

Americans in London

The United States and Britain have had a long and strong relationship.  London contains many memorials and buildings, and bars too, that recognise and commemorate this friendship. 1. FD Roosevelt […]

-Manchester

Multi-coloured Elephants

First came Cow Parade, in Switzerland in 1998, and then came Elephant Parade in 2007. In the mid-noughties, on holiday in Thailand, Marc Spits met Mosha, a young elephant who […]