R is for… Rubber Stamps
For those with an artistic bent, and particularly for fans of scrapbooking, here’s my latest craft shop find in the heart of London, just a few steps from the British Museum. […]
Q is for… Quantum Gravity
I was happy to be asked for permission to use one of my photos to illustrate a piece about Quantum Gravity for a conference on the topic. Quantum Gravity is defined […]
P is for… Pussy Willow
These delightful branches of pussy willow were on display at Columbia Road Flower Market when I visited in April. I adore these branches; they are a real sign of spring […]
O is for… On Yer Bike
On my recent travels, I have come across a large number of coffee shops that cater for bike enthusiasts; I have featured a couple of the London ones already (Look Mum No […]
N is for… Nelson Mandela
Larger than life, this statue of Nelson Mandela strides towards the Peace Palace in Den Haag. Arie Schippers has captured the great man’s massive personality in this more than twice life size sculpture […]
L is for… Legs
I have only been to Madrid twice and on both occasions I came across various pairs of legs gone astray! I was beginning to think it was a weird madrileño […]
K is for … Kilt
Highland dress was initially associated with the Gaelic north and west of the country and, coinciding as it did with the emergence of an elite warrior culture, it became associated […]
I is for… Istanbul
And a very cold, dull, grey Istanbul at that – it’s not that I edited out the colour, there just wasn’t any there in the first place. Linked to Tagged […]
G is for… Gymnosophist
Gymnosophist is defined as “going nearly naked” according to my erstwhile Oxford English dictionary – from the Greek gumnos meaning naked, don’t you know. On a balcony above the Chihuly […]
F is for… Fun and Fierce
The meaning of fun is obvious, but fierce not so. Fierce is, of course, used to describe violent, intense and menacing behaviour, but in recent years it has also become […]
Travel with Intent 