The sunsets of Santorini are often advertised as the ‘best in the world’. That is quite a bold statement, as I’ve witnessed some magnificent sunsets in Indonesia, Thailand, Morocco and even at home in England. However, there is no denying the setting (excuse the pun) is conductive to a great show, with the whitewashed buildings [...]
You may have recently read that residents of the unfortunately named hamlet of F***ing in Austria have been denied the right to change their village’s name. It was rumoured that residents had had enough of prank phone calls and road signs being stolen, and were to vote on a name change to ‘Fugging’. However, Reuters [...]
I had recently read a piece about Dennis Severs’ House and was the first time that I had been made aware of this curious attraction (And there’s me living in the East End of London! The shame!), but, as the motto of the house is Aut Visum Aut Non!: ‘You either see it or you [...]
Paris is one of the most romantic cities in the world and the perfect place to spend a weekend getaway with your partner. There is nothing more romantic than a walk along the River Seine at sunset or a candlelight dinner cruising past La Ville-Lumière (The City of Light). Paris offers many occasions to say [...]
When many people think of volcanoes, their thoughts turn, of course, to the destructive part of their nature, spewing out molten lava and bellowing a cloud of ash. History books have taught us the dangers of these unpredictable beasts, as the stories of Mount Vesuvius amd Krakatoa can surely testify. However, none of this bothered me when [...]
After watching Martin Scorsese’s magnificent movie The Aviator this weekend for the umpteenth time, where Leonardo DiCaprio plays the part of ‘the hero to hermit’, Howard Hughes. I felt compelled to look deeper into the life of this fascinating man and wondered: will there ever be anyone quite like him again? Much has been made [...]
Photo by cloudchaser32000 The technique of time-lapse, now fashionable with photographing landscapes, crowds, city scenes and traffic, has actually been around for over a hundred years. Time-lapse was first used in a feature film called Carrefour De L’Opera made in 1897. With high-quality DSLR cameras and computer editing software more affordable than ever before, there [...]
I’ve written several blogs on what can be done in your lunch break in and around the City of London, but, there are a few places that deserve a little more time and, more importantly, good lighting (especially when your photography skills are as bad as mine!). Plus, not everything is free in this fair city [...]
Wadi Rum in Southern Jordan is somewhere I had longed to visit for many years. Having idolised T.E Lawrence for as long as I can remember, stepping foot where the great man had based his operations during the Arab Revolt of 1917-18 was to be something special. It was also fitting that I should visit [...]
When I heard Cathy on Radio 4’s Excess Baggage talking about visiting some of the least attractive places in Britain, with her friend Sally, I knew I had to invite them to take part in our 7 Wonders Interview. I’m glad to say they accepted. 1) I wonder, when looking at the airport departure [...]
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