Skip to content

-England

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

John Rylands Library

“There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.” Michel de Montaigne The John Rylands Library in Manchester is housed in a beautifully striking late-Victorian neo-Gothic building on […]

Evening Sky over Kings Cross

Summer isn’t quite over!  There was a beautiful blue sky over Kings Cross yesterday evening. The tall sparkly thing is one of the new lights at the front of Kings […]

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 […]

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 in Spring

As summer draws to an end in Britain, I thought I’d feature some Spring flowers to remind us all of what is to come again in just a few months. […]