Fear and Loathing in Norway
What do I like about Norway? Peer Gynt, stave churches, Vikings, fjords, trolls, mist, mountains, log cabins and beer, always beer. You can’t beat Northern Europe for great beer and […]
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Conwy Castle – Lord of the Ring
I was reading the other day that the Welsh word for England is Lloegr, which means ‘the Lost Land’. This conjures up a huge sense of grief over something that […]
I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper
I’ve long fantasised about living in St Mary’s Lighthouse off the Northumberland coast, like Montaigne in his tower, surrounded by books and in splendid isolation. Incidentally, I hated the change […]
Wooden Dollies and pirates in North Shields
North Shields, where I as a true salt-of-the-earth Geordie and proud of it come from, was founded back in 1225 by some Abbott, as is usual with most of the […]
Humbug to commerce and ding dongs
I decided to try and get into something resembling a Christmas spirit by dropping in to a couple of local fetes at the weekend. The one at Bruce Castle was […]
Turn Again, Dick Head!
I was at the Whittington Hospital in Archway last week to discuss what to do about my five kidney stones. One of my neighbours, an elderly Irish lady called Madeleine, […]
Water Castles and Poor Service in Lower Saxony
This delectable Wasserschloss – literally ‘Water Castle’ – 12 kilometres to the east of Osnabruck in Lower Saxony is first mentioned in records in 1160 but it certainly goes back […]
Mad dogs and Englishmen in Osnabruck
Osnabruck is a great medieval town in Westphalia that goes all the way back to the days of Charlemagne. I was particularly interested in the old town hall or Rathaus, […]
Engels and Upside-Down Trains in Wuppertal
Wuppertal is a real delight, nestled as they say in a picturesque valley of Nordrhein Westfalen less than an hour from the great city of Essen. It’s famous for its […]
The Most Beautiful Fountain in Turkey
One of the most attractive aspects of Istanbul is the sheer number and variety of monumental fountains in the city. Each of them is a real work of art, encapsulating […]
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