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 […]
Toast Rack and Fried Egg
I was born and spent the first five years of my life in Manchester, England. My elder sister went to college there in the early 1960s, before we all moved […]
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 […]
Don’t Call Me Chicken!
Trafalgar Square is a great place to find street artists of all kinds and colours. Linked to Monday Mellow Yellow.
Orange at York Minster
Linked to Mandarin Orange Monday and Orange You Glad It’s Friday.
Grems on the South Bank
French rapper, designer and graffiti artist, Grems (also known as Supermicro, and real name Michaël Eveno), has produced a bright, detailed artwork on the South Bank. His intense colours stand […]
Canals through Manchester
Canals were at the heart of the development of industrial Manchester. They brought coal and raw materials right to the heart of the city and carried away manufactured goods. The […]
Penny Farthing
This ornamental bike stands just outside Deansgate Station in Manchester. Linked to The Weekend in Black & White.
Sir Matt Busby Reflected
This bronze statue of the great Sir Matt Busby, looks down on passers by from outside the East Stand of the Old Trafford stadium. It was produced by the sculptor […]
Merchant Adventurers Hall in York
The Merchant Adventurers’ Hall is a stunning medieval guildhall set in beautiful gardens in the centre of York. History It is a grade 1 listed building and scheduled ancient monument. […]
A Wonky Point of View
Sometimes, it is good to move away from the rigidity of the horizontal and vertical, and venture into the crazy world of the diagonal. Claridges at an angle seems more […]
Travel with Intent 