Florence provides one of the most rewarding of European city breaks, and hardly needs the additional publicity from UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech on Brexit there on September 22, 2017. And yet her appearance does serve a purpose, in underlining the universal and eternal appeal of great art and architecture, and questioning the wisdom of… Continue reading
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Anguilla – Caribbean gem struck by Hurricane Irma
By grim coincidence, I was editing this piece yesterday (September 6, 2017). I’m still setting it out in full here because this wonderful island deserves all the support it can get. Its people were extremely hospitable to me on my visit last November (2016) and, although one little article isn’t much, perhaps it will help… Continue reading →
Celebrating England’s Michelangelo on London’s leafy fringe
Surrey is easily missed, as we rush through by rail and road. Yet the first county to the west of London offers much to detain and reward the visitor. There are many pretty little villages and market towns, fine old buildings, tranquil countryside and river walks, including rambles along the Thames. Treasure trove So, a… Continue reading →
Game of Thrones crowns N Ireland locations
The seventh Game of Thrones series opens Sunday July 16th. In the US it will be screened on the HBO cable channel. Sky is showing it for UK viewers on Sky Atlantic. It will also be available on Sky’s NOWTV, the best option for watching it on the go or without a traditional TV connection… Continue reading →
Liverpool celebrates Summer of Love with new attractions
Liverpool is celebrating 2017’s outstanding nostalgia anniversary. “50 Summers of Love” celebrates the brief and localised ascendancy of the flower over the gun, the pacifying power of rock music and, er, free love. San Francisco can claim authorship, but it was some boys from Liverpool who gave us Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and All… Continue reading →
National Gallery of Ireland reopened and reborn
Restored and enhanced National Gallery of Ireland opens in Dublin. The Irish never need much of an excuse to celebrate. But this summer they have a deep and genuine cause for rejoicing. The restored and much-improved National Gallery of Ireland (NGI) opened in Dublin on June 15th (2017), after a six-year building programme in its historic… Continue reading →