Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
Hampstead Heath, London; Summer 2005 An art installation in Hampstead Heath in London in the summer of 2005. I love this – it really plays to the idea of living in a magical world. I feel like we are all miniature people, like Borrowers or Lilliputtians, and a giant is going to come along any [...]
Some cities demand to be admired from the water. I know – I live in one of them. As lovely as Sydney is, it is never lovelier than when you are out on the harbour. There are other cities too where the water is a huge feature. Copenhagen and Seattle are famous for their beautiful [...]
Will Peach is one of the site editors over at Gap Daemon, the gap year travel website for backpackers and young travellers. He has written a guest post for me on Christmas in London, which I know from experience is one of the best places to spend Christmas. Will has done a great job researching [...]
Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think there are any British bloggers hosting prizes in this year’s Passports with Purpose. This is a shame – in the past it’s been more of an international effort. That doesn’t mean that the Brits are sitting it out entirely. We have Mike of Fevered Mutterings supporting the fundraiser by [...]
Have you ever read the 1940s classic The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford, or the sequel Love in a Cold Climate? The books are largely autobiographical so fans of the book may be interested in seeing the house where Nancy and her sisters lived in their childhood. This is Batsford House in the Cotswolds, [...]
This is a guest post by Darren Cronian, founder and editor of My Life in Leeds – a local guide to the attractions of Leeds in Yorkshire, England. The guide is written by locals who are keen to share their knowledge and experiences. Darren is also author of the popular Travel Rants blog, which champions [...]
I tick off Afghanistan and Pakistan in my quest to eat food from every country in the United Nations. When you think of Afghanistan, food is not what springs to mind for most people. But if you get the opportunity to try Afghan food, you should – it’s quite delicious! So what is Afghan food [...]
Trafalgar Square, London; December 1998 After last week’s trip down memory lane to a childhood holiday in Fiji, here is another time travel edition of Photo Friday. This is Trafalgar Square in London in 1998, with the Canadian High Commission in the background. My mother was living in Cambridge at the time and I spent [...]
London, UK; May 2009 / 19th century Discovered – a rare colour photograph of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at the Orangery in Kensington Gardens in London. Since colour photography didn’t exist in the Victorian era, this clearly proves the existence of time travel. Maybe the Doctor and his TARDIS had something to do with [...]
Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland; June 2009 After my trip to Orkney last summer, I travelled back south via the Scottish Highlands, the Isle of Skye and Glasgow. I was blessed with gorgeous weather while I was in Skye and went hiking, hill climbing, cycling and dolphin watching. Since I was getting around on the [...]
Bad Behavior has blocked 849 access attempts in the last 7 days.
Recent comments