Birds of a Feather?
I came across this glorious, giant blue tit on a recent stroll around the Northern Quarter in Manchester, England. This magnificent mural graces the wall of a listed building alongside a derelict plot, […]
Blue Plaques: Marking London’s Heritage
The world’s first blue plaques were erected in London in the 19th century to mark the homes and workplaces of famous people and new plaques are still erected to this […]
Giants and Big Heads in Barcelona
During the summer months, Catalan towns brim with festivals. Giants and big-heads (gegants i capgrossos) make their grand appearance along with human castles, fireworks, correfocs (fire run), all accompanied by dancing […]
The Gardener
Every walk around the City of London, brings with it a new discovery; a new garden perhaps, or a new church. Today, I came across the Brewers’ Hall Garden, with its sculpture […]
Clouds over St Pancras
There is a new giant art installation at St Pancras International Station. Called Clouds: Meteoros, the two giant clouds are white and fluffy, with dark grey human figures positioned on […]
Bilingual video with Norman
Reblogged from The Europhiles. Many thanks, Europhiles, for bringing this video to our attention.
39 Steps
The 39 Steps is currently showing at the Criterion Theatre in London’s Piccadilly Square. “a memorable and original look back at a sadly bygone era of steam trains, pipe smoking, […]
Castles in the Air
The famous Castellers de Vilafranca, els Verds (the Greens), were in London in April 2013 to celebrate Saint George’s day and demonstrate their gravity-defying human towers. I came across them […]
Wall by Multi-Coloured Wall in Shoreditch
This is posted as part of the White Rabbit monthly photo challenge. This month’s theme is multi-coloured. One of the best parts of this challenge is that all participants are asked to […]
Easter Egg Hunt
I love chocolate but I’m not a huge fan of chocolate Easter Eggs: they aren’t usually great chocolate. Then I found these beautiful eggs on display in Glasgow. They are […]
Wall Art in Shoreditch
This week in the IPhone Monday Challenge, we get to chose a theme from a short list. I have chosen street photography. I couldn’t resist taking a photo of this […]
Travel with Intent 