The Fuji Five Lakes area is situated at the northern base of Mount Fuji. It makes the perfect stopover point from which to climb Mount Fuji. The five lakes (Kawaguchiko, Saiko, Yamanakako, Shojiko and Motosuko) […]
The construction of the current Estadi del FC Barcelona or Camp Nou started in 1954 and it was officially opened in 1954. 50 years later it was decided to issue an international […]
Alicia Giménez-Bartlett may be little known outside Spain, but in her home country and in Latin America, she is one of their best-known and most-loved crime writers. She was born […]
For a bookshop with history and atmosphere head to Hatchards at 187 Piccadilly, next to Fortnum and Mason and opposite the Royal Academy. It was established in 1797 and is […]
It was cold, wet, frozen and windy in Edinburgh this week. The only good weather news was that it didn’t snow as heavily as forecast (yet). To keep warm I […]
The Equator lies at latitude 0⁰ and is the only line of latitude that forms a great circle. The imaginary circle created by projecting the earth’s equator onto the sky […]
On a day trip to Glasgow this weekend, I found a tempting tapas restaurant in the attractive Princes Square. I am a huge fan of Spanish tapas, and have my […]
The Victoria Memorial on a sunny day, taken with my iPhone 4. The Memorial, created by Sir Thomas Brock, was dedicated in 1911 by two of her grandsons, George V and Wilhelm […]
On an afternoon stroll around Beijing, I came across a small patch of green, Huangchenggen Relics Park, just a short walk from busy Wangfujing Dajie. It provides a welcome calm […]
