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Virtual Tour. Monaco Then and Now
I've said here before that New Orleans is one of my favourite places in the States but one of my absolute favourite places in Europe is somewhere that's so different - Monte Carlo. I was only about eleven years old when I first went there and - because I'm pretty old...
The Crooked Forest
You never know, one day you might find yourself in the Polish village of Nowe Czarnowo. It's just outside the town of Gryfino not far from the German border - see the map below.This isn't an ancient forest. The trees, about four hundred of them, were planted in the...
Cross Bones Graveyard: London
Until it was closed in 1853, Cross Bones was an unconsecrated, unofficial graveyard. Many of the corpses that were buried there were those of babies due to the high infant mortality rate in earlier times, or those of women thought to be prostitutes. It was closed...
The Jane Hotel, New York
That gorgeous roof garden pictured above, and its stunning view, would be reason enough to stay in the Jane Hotel in New York but just wait until you hear more about it, especially its history. The hotel was built at the beginning of the last century (1906 - 1908) and...
Animals In War Memorial, London
It's something that was glossed over for many years. We know all about it now though, the fact that millions of animals served Britain and its Allies during the wars of the last century. It's said that eight million horses died in the First World War along with...
Långholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
Långholmen is one of the several islands in Stockholm and you may remember that I've written about it before - that fact that the old prison there is now being used as a hotel and hostel. The old prison also houses a museum so you can find out about the history of the...
The Riverside Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi
The Riverside isn't in the least bit swanky or posh. You can tell that from the photograph above. But if you're an aficionado of the blues then it has to be on your list. Since the forties it's been either home or home-from-home for many blues musicians but it started...
The Northwest Angle
If you know what a walleye is - and you'd like to catch a few - then the Northwest Angle is the place to go. If you've no idea what a walleye is - and furthermore don't really care - then the trip still has plenty to offer you. It's not just that you can stay in a...
HMS Trincomalee, Hartlepool
Hartlepool in the north east of England is rarely on anyone's list of places they absolutely must visit. Which is a shame because it's only a few miles from one of the most wonderful areas on the planet (the North Yorkshire Moors, says this Yorkshire girl) and has...
KattenKabinet, Amsterdam
I'm bonkers about cats, I admit it. My lovely boy, Stan, is possibly the best cat ever in my particular world. So I'm not in the least surprised that in Amsterdam there's a museum devoted entirely to fantastic felines. How did this come about? Well, I used to scoff at...
Packing the Kitchen Sink?
It's one of those old idioms that's been around since the early 1900s - the one about packing the kitchen sink. "Your mother wants to pack everything - I'm surprised she doesn't pack the kitchen sink" "Wow, your suitcase is heavy - got the kitchen sink in there?" So...
Cărturești Carusel, Bucharest, Romania
I could happily spend hours - even days - in a great bookstore like this one in Bucharest. But even non-bibliophiles seem to love to visit the Cărturești Carusel Bookstore in Bucharest. It gets great reviews from TripAdvisor for the vastness of the store certainly,...
The Oldest Operational McDonalds
I'm not sure that Downey, California has a huge amount to fascinate the traveller but if you're on a road trip and passing through, it's an idea to take a look at the world's oldest branch of McDonalds. It opened in 1953 so I'm imagining that that was before most of...
Visiting the UK. Bletchley Park
At first glance, Bletchley Park looks simply to be a rather ornate English country house. It's only about 50 miles from London - to the north - and was built in the late nineteenth century. It has elaborate features, as you can see in the photographs below, but for...
Divided by a Common Language: In The Home
Once again, the differences between English and American can catch us out when we're looking for accommodation. Imagine an American looking at a listing that begins 'First floor flat...' We have a language difference right there - in just three words. To anyone who is...
City Hall Station, New York
For well over a hundred years, the City Of New York has partly functioned underground. Out of sight to those of us on the surface, millions of people travel from place to place, quickly and efficiently. They are travelling on the subway - itself a marvel of...
Ik Kil, Mexico
This place is like one of those dreams. You know, those dreams you have when deep down you know you should get out of bed but you're dreaming that you're floating weightlessly in a beautiful lagoon... Ik Kil in Mexico is a cenote. A cenote is simply a sinkhole or a...
Isle of Jura, Scotland
It's only about a hundred miles away from the fabulous city of Glasgow but yet the Isle of Jura is almost like going back in time. It's the sort of place that you have to plan to visit - spontaneity isn't recommended here due to the remoteness of the island. The...
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
Once you've been to Lençóis Maranhenses, you might well exclaim, as other travellers have, that the photographs don't do the place justice. And yet the photographs are magnificent. Can you imagine that this place is even more spectacular than the photographs you see...
Visiting the UK: Bridego Bridge
Many people travel to visit Ascott House and Gardens, a fabulous country estate in Buckinghamshire. And if it's on your itinerary, make sure to allow time for a detour to Bridego Bridge. Yes, an ordinary country railway bridge in ordinary English countryside. It might...
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