Colourful Margate
Margate is a coastal resort in Kent in the south-east of England. It has long been popular with Londoners seeking a seaside break, but it has long struggled against foreign […]
Which Way?
Cee has started a new photography challenge this week, called Which Way? To mark its debut, I am featuring some of my favourite bridges. Most have already appeared in this blog […]
Roses in Lewes
The East Sussex county town of Lewes has the most beautiful of settings, in a bowl surrounded by chalk hills. The residents enhance its beauty further by keeping the town […]
The Colour of Ice Cream
We are having something of a heat wave here in Britain; so hot that the railway lines were melting near London Waterloo the other day. So I thought that for […]
Strange living in the UK?
I’m a fan of Maria Smedstad’s Em cartoons about ex-pat life in the UK. Here are a couple of my favourites. Reblogged from Maria Smedstad cartoons
Total Chaos by Jean-Claude Izzo
There’s no point beating about the bush, I might as well say it now, I loved this book. The author, Jean-Claude Izzo, was born in Marseille of immigrant parents (Spanish […]
Wordless Wednesday – Bulgaria
Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it. The idea is that the photo says so much that it doesn’t need a […]
Skateboarder in Motion
Even if you don’t know much about skateboarding, if you live in London or visit the South Bank entertainment complex, you’ll know this skate park. In fact, a battle between […]
Macabre Toy
The Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate, on England’s Kent coast, is currently showing an exhibition entitled “Curiosity”. Many of the shops around the old town are supporting that exhibition by […]
B is for… Boat
Whenever I visit Tarragona, I like to pop down to the fishermen’s district, El Serallo. It is home to a well known fish market, and many fish and seafood restaurants. […]
Rows of Red
Incredible begonias in the English Garden in Regents Park, London. . Posted as part of Ruby Tuesday.
Travel with Intent 